| NGC 3359 | |
|---|---|
 GALEX image of NGC 3359 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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 abarred spiral galaxy located 59 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation ofUrsa Major. It was discovered on November 28, 1793, by the astronomerWilliam Herschel.[4] The central bar is approximately 500 million years old.[5]
NGC 3359 is "devouring" the much smaller galaxy, nicknamed theLittle Cub.[6]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 3359: SN 1985H (type II, mag. 16) was discovered by J. C. Nemec and S. Staples on 3 April 1985.[7][8]
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