---
title: "NGC5259 NED01"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc5259-ned01"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC5259 NED01 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc5259-ned01"
---

# NGC5259 NED01

NGC5259 NED01 is an elliptical [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) E in the constellation [Canes Venatici](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/canes-venatici), shining at apparent magnitude 16.43 (B). Other catalogues list it as PGC 4379775 and SDSS J133923.13+305932.4.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Elliptical galaxy
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 50″ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (B):** 16.43 — Faint: it takes a large telescope.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Canes Venatici](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/canes-venatici) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Elliptical galaxy E |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (B) | 16.43 |
| CONSTELLATION | Canes Venatici |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 13h 39m 23.1s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +30° 59′ 32.5″ |

## 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 | E |

### 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) | 16.43 |
| Surface brightness | 24.86 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Major axis | 0.83′ |
| Minor axis | 0.55′ |
| Position angle | 101° |

### 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 |

## Also known as

- OpenNGC: NGC5259 NED01
- PGC: PGC 4379775
- SDSS: SDSS J133923.13+305932.4

## 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. NGC5259 NED01 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc5259-ned01

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc5259-ned01,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC5259 NED01}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc5259-ned01},
  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/ngc5259-ned01