NGC 2959
| Galaxy NGC 2959 |
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| SDSS image of NGC 2959, NGC 2961 (l.) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 45 m 09.0 s |
| declination | + 68 ° 35 ′ 40 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SAB (rs) from pec: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014774 ± 0.000037 |
| Radial velocity | (4429 ± 11) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(203 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (62.1 ± 4.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 28, 1831 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2959 • UGC 5202 • PGC 27939 • CGCG 332-061 • MCG + 12-09-062 • 2MASX J09450901 + 6835400 • | |
NGC 2959 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBb / P in the constellation Great Bear. It is an estimated 203 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on October 28, 1831 .