NGC 3359 explained

Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Ursa Major
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	1009 ± 5 km/s
Z:	0.003373
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	SB(rs)c
Appmag B:	11.03
Appmag V:	10.57
Names:	^[3]

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.^[4] The central bar is approximately 500 million years old.^[5]

NGC 3559 is "devouring" the much smaller galaxy, nicknamed the Little Cub.^[6]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 3359: SN 1985H (type II, mag. 16).^[7]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . 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. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies. Gil de Paz. Armando. Boissier. Samuel. Madore. Barry F.. Seibert. Mark. Joe. Young H.. Boselli. Alessandro. Wyder. Ted K.. Thilker. David. Bianchi. Luciana. 1. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173. 2. 185–255. December 2007. 10.1086/516636. 2007ApJS..173..185G. astro-ph/0606440. 119085482.
3. NGC 3359. 2021-02-21.
4. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3350 - 3399. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-21.
5. Web site: Best of AOP: NGC 3359. noao.edu. 2015-01-26. 2015-05-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524070859/http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n3359.html. dead.
6. Web site: 'Little Cub' giving astronomers a rare chance.
7. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1985H Transient Name Server entry for SN 1985H.