NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
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NGC3059
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:50:8.0
Declination: -73:55:17
Constellation: CAR
Visual Magnitude: 11.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: F, L, iR, glbM, S * inv
Sub-type: SBbc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3059
24" (4/12/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 200x appears fairly bright, fairly large, slightly elongated. Appears to have a central bar or an elongated core (barred spiral). At moments I caught a glimpse of a faint stellar nucleus. The halo is large, ~2.5'x2.0' and seems mottled. Surrounded by a number of stars in a rich star field and situated 5' ESE of a mag 9 star. I accidentally forgot to check this object off from the previous night so it was still on my observing list, though I suspected it had been seen earlier.
24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 260x appears fairly bright, large, slightly elongated, ~3.0'x2.5', weak concentration except for a small elongated core or bar (this is a face-on barred spiral). Overall the surface brightness is fairly low, but fairly impressive due to its large size and central bar. The galaxy is surrounded by a number of mag 13 stars. A mag 8.9 star (HD 85642) lies 5' WNW.