NGC 3359
| NGC 3359 | |
|---|---|
GALEX image of NGC 3359 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 46m 36.845s |
| Declination | +63° 13′ 25.10″ |
| Redshift | 0.003373 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1009 ± 5 km/s |
| Distance | 59 Mly (18 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.57 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.03 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)c |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5873, MCG +11-13-037, PGC 32183 | |
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. The central bar is approximately 500 million years old.
NGC 3359 is "devouring" the much smaller galaxy, nicknamed the Little Cub.
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.