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NGC 3359
NGC 3359, LEDA 32183, MCG+11-13-037, UGC 5873, V 52, h 745, GC 2189
Type: galaxy, SBc
Mag: B=11, V=?
Size: 7.244′ x 4.57′
PA: 170°
Historical observations
William Herschel (c.1784)
Synonyms: H V-052
Discovered in 1793 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He called it "cB, E in meridian, vgbM. About 5' long and 3' broad; the nebulosity seems to be of the milky kind; it loses itself imperceptibly all around. The whole breadth of the sweep seems to be affected with very faint nebulosity."
Published comments
Supernovae
A supernova erupted in this galaxy in 1985 (12.0v)
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 11.5 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads SB,HISBCT,DKLNS 2 ODIFKNY ARMS.
Sandage, A. (1961) The Hubble Atlas of Galaxies
This galaxy appears on page 49 of "The Hubble Atlas of Galaxies" by Allan Sandage (1961, Washington, DC).
Modern observations
Tom Lorenzin
Tom Lorenzin, in the electronic version of "1000+ The Amateur Astronomers' Field Guide to Deep Sky Observing", notes: "11M; 6' x 3' extent; axis oriented N-S; very soft; see photo at HAG-49; 2.5 degrees NW of Dubhe (Alpha UMA)."
Contemporary observations
Tom Bryant
2010 4 14 21:28:48
Observing site: Little Bennett Regional Park
Telescope: C-11
[10h 46m 36s, 63° 13m 0s] A *very* faint elongated smudge. (Burhnam: a face on SBc)
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