NGC 3059
NGC 3059 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Carina. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 3059 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
Constellation: | Carina |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 11.3 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 11.7 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 9.09 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (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 units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula