NGC 3359
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 3559 is "devouring" the much smaller galaxy, nicknamed the Little Cub.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 3359: SN 1985H (type II, mag. 16).
Gallery
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NGC 3359 in 32 inch telescope -
Galaxy NGC 3359 in Ursa Major (HST)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NGC 3359". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3350 - 3399". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Best of AOP: NGC 3359". noao.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ^ "'Little Cub' giving astronomers a rare chance".
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1985H. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
External links
Media related to NGC 3359 at Wikimedia Commons
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