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NGC 2859

Galaxy · Leo Minor

NGC 2859

Also known as PGC 26649 · UGC 5001

Herschel 400

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Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Leo Minor
Position (J2000): 9h 24m 19s · +34° 30′ 49″
Discovered: by William Herschel in 1786

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 10.94; visual
Size: 3.2′ × 2.8′
Distance: ~88,000,000 ly
Best months: Jan–Mar

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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