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NGC 3359 in 32 inch telescope
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Galaxy NGC 3359 in Ursa Major (HST)
NGC 3359 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 10h 46m 36.845s[1] |
Declination | +63° 13′ 25.10″[1] |
Redshift | 0.003373[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1009 ± 5 km/s[2] |
Distance | 59 Mly (18 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.57[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.03[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(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]