NGC 2959
NGC 2959 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 4,525 ± 6 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 66.7 ± 4.7 Mpc (~218 million light years.). NGC 2959 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 28 October 1831.
| NGC 2959 | |
|---|---|
The intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 2959. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 09h 45m 08.969s |
| Declination | 68° 35′ 40.48″ |
| Redshift | 0.01482 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4442 km/s |
| Distance | 218 Mly (66.7 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(rs)ab pec, Sa |
| Size | ~112,000 ly (34.3 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' x 1.4' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5202, CGCG 332-061, MCG +12-09-062, PGC 27939 | |
NGC 2959 has a luminosity class of I-II and a broad H I line.
According to the Simbad database, NGC 2959 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2959: SN 2021bbm (type II, mag. 17.4), and SN 2023vog (type II, mag. 18.5).
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