---
title: "NGC 959"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-959"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 959 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-959"
---

# NGC 959

NGC 959 is a spiral [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) Sd in the constellation [Triangulum](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/triangulum), shining at apparent magnitude 12.48 (V). Other catalogues list it as 2MASX J02322394+3529408, IRAS 02293+3516 and IRAS F02293+3516, among 8 designations in total. It was discovered in 1876.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Spiral galaxy
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 1.9′ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 12.48 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Triangulum](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/triangulum) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Spiral galaxy Sd |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 12.48 |
| CONSTELLATION | Triangulum |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 02h 32m 23.9s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +35° 29′ 40.7″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1876 |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Hubble type | Sd |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.96 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.48 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 10.95 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 10.24 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 9.61 |
| Surface brightness | 22.61 mag/arcsec² |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 597 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.001993 |
| Redshift (z, CMB frame) | 0.00126622 |
| Major axis | 1.87′ |
| Minor axis | 1.11′ |
| Position angle | 67° |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | Édouard Stephan |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | G |
| Wikidata item | Q1040504 |
| Wikipedia article | NGC 959 |

## Also known as

- 2MASX: 2MASX J02322394+3529408
- IRAS: IRAS 02293+3516
- IRAS: IRAS F02293+3516
- LEDA: LEDA 9665
- MCG: MCG +06-06-051
- NGC: NGC 959
- PGC: PGC 9665
- UGC: UGC 2002

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 959 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-959

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-959,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 959}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-959},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-959