NGC 3359
NGC 3359 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3359:
| NGC: | NGC 3359 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.44 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.73 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:46:36.86 |
| Declination: | 63:13:27.20 |
| Major axis: | 4.07 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.83 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 167° |
| Radial velocity: | 1009 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003373 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS