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M 59

GtowardsGroup SIMBAD GiG 725 papers

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Right ascension: 12h 42m 02.26s
Declination: +11° 38′ 48.9″
Galactic l, b: 294.36, 74.36
Redshift z: 0.001438
Radial velocity: 430.79 km/s
Proper motion: -0.055, -0.283 mas/yr
Angular size: 5.581′ × 3.797′

Also known as

23 identifiers

2E 1239.5+11552E 28252MASX J12420232+1138489ACSVCS 9EVCC 2207Gaia DR3 3928413419497254016LEDA 42628M 59[M98c] 123931.2+115515NGC 4621SDSS J124202.25+113848.8UGC 7858UZC J124202.4+113848VCC 1903Z 1239.5+1155Z 70-223[BEC2010] HRS 236[CHM2007] HDC 720 J124202.32+1138489[CHM2007] LDC 904 J124202.32+1138489[DLB87] V17[FWB89] Galaxy 279MCG+02-32-183[TH2002] 8

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
SN 1939B	Supernova	55.04″	—
SDSS J124155.33+114003.7	Galaxy	126.3″	—
SDSS J124211.04+113841.2	Galaxy	129.4″	—
LEDA 4106176	Galaxy	274.1″	—
LINEAR 4333811	RRLyrae	280.7″	17.2
GALEX J124151.8+113406	WhiteDwarf	322.4″	—
BD+12 2503	SB*	323.6″	10.86
LSBVCC 324	LowSurfBrghtG	333.2″	—
SDSS J124218.80+114330.4	QSO	372″	—
IC 809	GtowardsGroup	397.8″	—
IC 3670	Galaxy	470.3″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/m-59 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.