---
title: "PGC 138959"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/pgc-138959"
release: "DR1"
licence: "VizieR terms; cite Dalya+ 2022 (2022MNRAS.514.1403D)"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PGC 138959 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/pgc-138959"
---

# PGC 138959

PGC 138959 is a [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) in the constellation [Lynx](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/lynx), 26.04 Mly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 12.62 (B).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Galaxy
- **HOW FAR:** 26.04 Mly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (B):** 12.62 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Lynx](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/lynx) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Galaxy |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 26.04 Mly ±3.5 — by luminosity distance as published (GLADE+) |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (B) | 12.62 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (B) | −16.89 |
| CONSTELLATION | Lynx |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 06h 41m 02.9s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +60° 51′ 11.2″ |

## Catalogue data

### 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) | 12.62 |

### 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Redshift (z) | 0.00128289 |
| Redshift (z, CMB frame) | 0.00179931 |

## Also known as

- PGC: PGC 138959

## Source

[GLADE+ (Galaxy List for the Advanced Detector Era)](https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/VII/291) — VizieR terms; cite Dalya+ 2022 (2022MNRAS.514.1403D)

The producer asks: Dálya et al. 2022, MNRAS 514, 1403 (2022MNRAS.514.1403D) — "Please cite this paper when using GLADE+ data" — via VizieR VII/291. This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier). The original description of the VizieR service was published in 2000, A&AS 143, 23.

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

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. PGC 138959 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/pgc-138959

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_pgc-138959,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PGC 138959}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/pgc-138959},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from GLADE+ (Galaxy List for the Advanced Detector Era).}
}
```

GLADE+ (Galaxy List for the Advanced Detector Era) — VizieR terms; cite Dalya+ 2022 (2022MNRAS.514.1403D)

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: Dálya et al. 2022, MNRAS 514, 1403 (2022MNRAS.514.1403D) — "Please cite this paper when using GLADE+ data" — via VizieR VII/291. This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier). The original description of the VizieR service was published in 2000, A&AS 143, 23.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/pgc-138959