NGC 3059 is a barred spiral galaxy. It is located in the constellation of Carina.[4] The galaxy can be described as being faint, large, and irregularly round. It was discovered on February 22, 1835, by John Herschel.[5] The galaxy has been calculated to be 45 - 50 million lightyears from Earth.
NGC 3059 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Carina |
Right ascension | 09h 50m 08.181s[1] |
Declination | −73° 55′ 19.96″[1] |
Redshift | 0.004244[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1269.5 km/s[2] |
Distance | 48.3 Mly (14.80 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.24[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.56[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)bc[3] |
Other designations | |
PGC 28298[2] |