NGC 3259
NGC 3259 is a mixed 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 3259:
| NGC: | NGC 3259 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:32:34.85 |
| Declination: | 65:02:27.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.72 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.9 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 16° |
| Radial velocity: | 1674 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0056 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS