Q1102734

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: EmG
Redshift: z = 0.004243600179050455
Coordinates: RA 147.5341° · Dec -73.9222°

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Key facts

Constellation: Carina
Right ascension: 09 50 08.181
Declination: −73 ° 55 ′ 19.96 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1269.5 km/s
Distance: 48.3 Mly (14.80 Mpc )
Type: SB(rs)bc

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Wikidata facts

Image: NGC3059-hst-R814G606B450.jpg

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galaxy morphological type: SBc
catalog code: LEDA 28298
Commons category: NGC 3059
time of discovery or invention: 1835-03-23
apparent magnitude: 7.958
redshift: 0.004203
right ascension: 147.5340875
declination: -73.9222111
radial velocity: 1274

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Article

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.

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