NGC 3359

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NGC 3359
NGC 3359 GALEX WikiSky.jpg
GALEX image of NGC 3359
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]

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NGC 3359 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) was discovered by J. C. Nemec and S. Staples on 3 April 1985. [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 3359". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv: astro-ph/0606440 . Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636. S2CID   119085482.
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3350 - 3399". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ↑ "Best of AOP: NGC 3359". noao.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  6. ↑ "'Little Cub' giving astronomers a rare chance".
  7. ↑ Kristian, J.; Nemec, J. C.; Staples, S. (1985). "Supernova 1985H in NGC 3359". International Astronomical Union Circular (4050): 1. Bibcode:1985IAUC.4050....1K.
  8. ↑ "SN 1985H". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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