NGC 2959
NGC 2959 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 2959 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 9.52 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:45:08.97 |
| Declination: | 68:35:40.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 113° |
| Radial velocity: | 4410 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01482 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula