NGC 3359
id:
ngc-3359-242-8138516
title:
NGC 3359
text:
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. The central bar is approximately 500 million years old. NGC 3559 is "devouring" the much smaller galaxy, nicknamed the Little Cub. One supernova has been observed in NGC 3359: SN 1985H.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3359
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-18T18:05:12Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1104397","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1104397"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/NGC_3359_GALEX_WikiSky.jpg","width":1600,"height":1600}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15