NGC 3059

NGC 3059
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 3059
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCarina
Right ascension09h 50m 08.181s
Declination−73° 55′ 19.96″
Redshift0.004244
Heliocentric radial velocity1269.5 km/s
Distance48.3 Mly (14.80 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.24
Apparent magnitude (B)11.56
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)bc
Other designations
PGC 28298

NGC 3059 is a barred spiral galaxy. It is located in the constellation of Carina. The galaxy can be described as being faint, large, and irregularly round. It was discovered on February 22, 1835, by John Herschel. The galaxy has been calculated to be 45 - 50 million lightyears from Earth.

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 4 5 "NGC 3059". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. 1 2 "Results for object NGC 3059 (NGC 3059)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. ↑ NGC 3059
  5. ↑ New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3050 - 3099