NGC 3059
NGC 3059 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Carina. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3059:
| NGC: | NGC 3059 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.09 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.27 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:50:08.16 |
| Declination: | -73:55:19.90 |
| Major axis: | 3.8 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.56 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 50° |
| Radial velocity: | 1270 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004244 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS