| NGC 2959 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2959 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 09h 45m 08.9714s[1] |
| Declination | +68° 35′ 40.507″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.014817[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4442 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 217.7 ± 15.2 Mly (66.74 ± 4.67 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(rs)ab pec?[1] |
| Size | ~131,400 ly (40.28 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 1.4′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 09409+6849,UGC 5202,MCG +12-09-062,PGC 27939,CGCG 332-061[1] | |
NGC 2959 is anintermediate spiral galaxy in theconstellationUrsa Major. Its velocity relative to thecosmic microwave background is 4,525 ± 6 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 66.7 ± 4.7Mpc (~218 millionlight years.).[1] NGC 2959 was discovered by British astronomerJohn Herschel on 28 October 1831.[2]
NGC 2959 has aluminosity class of I-II and a broadH I line.[1]
According to theSimbad database, NGC 2959 is aLINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.[3]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 2959:
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