Right ascension 10 32 34.816 Helio radial velocity +1,677 km/s Type SAB(rs)bc Constellation Ursa Major | Declination +65° 02′ 27.79″ Distance 89.7 Mly (27.5 Mpc) Mass 1.26 × 10 M☉ | |
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NGC 3259 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 90 million light-years from Earth, in the Ursa Major constellation. It has the morphological classification SAB(rs)bc, which indicates that it is a spiral galaxy with a weak bar across the nucleus (SAB), an incomplete inner ring structure circling the bar (rs), and moderate to loosely wound spiral arms (bc). This galaxy is a known source of X-ray emission and it has an active galactic nucleus of the Seyfert 2 type.
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