NGC 3259

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 3259

| image = NGC 3259 by Hubble.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = NGC 3259 is a bright barred spiral galaxy located approximately 110 million light-years from Earth.

| credit = ESA/Hubble & NASA

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Ursa Major

| ra = {{RA|10|32|34.816}}

| dec = {{DEC|+65|02|27.79}}

| z =

| h_radial_v = +1,677 km/s

| gal_v =

| dist_ly = {{nowrap|89.7 Mly (27.5 Mpc)}}

| group_cluster =

| type = SAB(rs)bc

| mass = {{nowrap|1.26 × 10¹⁰}}

| stars =

| appmag_v =

| size_v =

| notes =

| names = UGC 5717, PGC 31145

| references =

}}

NGC 3259 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 90 million light-years from Earth, in the Ursa Major constellation. It has the morphological classification SAB(rs)bc, 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). This galaxy is a known source of X-ray emission and it has an active galactic nucleus of the Seyfert 2 type.

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Category:Barred spiral galaxies