Astronomy:NGC 3359

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
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NGC 3359 GALEX WikiSky.jpg
GALEX image of NGC 3359
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension 10h 46m 36.845s[1]
Declination+63° 13′ 25.10″[1]
Redshift0.003373[2]
Helio radial velocity1009 ± 5 km/s[2]
Distance59 Mly (18 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.57[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.03[3]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c[3]
Other designations
UGC 5873, MCG+11-13-037, PGC 32183[2]

NGC 3359 is a barred spiral galaxy located 59 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Ursa Major. It was discovered on November 28, 1793, by the astronomer William Herschel.[4] The central bar is approximately 500 million years old.[5]

NGC 3559 is "devouring" the much smaller galaxy, nicknamed the Little Cub.[6]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3359: SN 1985H (type II, mag. 16).[7]

Gallery

  • NGC 3359 in 32 inch telescope

  • Galaxy NGC 3359 in Ursa Major (HST)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 3359". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+3359. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gil de Paz, Armando et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 173 (2): 185–255. doi:10.1086/516636. Bibcode: 2007ApJS..173..185G. 
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3350 - 3399". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc33a.htm#3359. 
  5. ↑ "Best of AOP: NGC 3359". noao.edu. http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n3359.html. 
  6. ↑ "'Little Cub' giving astronomers a rare chance". https://phys.org/news/2017-07-cub-astronomers-rare-chance-galaxy.html. 
  7. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1985H. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

External links

Coordinates: Sky map 10h 46m 36.845s, +63° 13′ 25.10″




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