NGC 3259
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NGC 3259 is a bright barred spiral galaxy located approximately 110 million light-years from Earth.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 32m 34.816s[1] |
| Declination | +65° 02′ 27.79″[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | +1,677[2] km/s |
| Distance | 89.7 Mly (27.5 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc[3] |
| Mass | 1.26 × 1010[2] M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 5717 | |
NGC 3259 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 90[2] million light-years from Earth, in the Ursa Major constellation. It has the morphological classification SAB(rs)bc,[3] 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).[4] This galaxy is a known source of X-ray emission and it has an active galactic nucleus of the Seyfert 2 type.[2]
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Coordinates: 
10h 32m 34.816s, +65° 02′ 27.79″
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