Tags: Galaxy.
NGC 2859 is a lenticular galaxy located some 83 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The morphological classification is (R)SB(r)0+ where the S0+ notation indicates a well-defined physical structure that is lacking in visible spiral arms. It has a strong bar (B) of the ansae type which means it grows brighter or wider toward the tips. A faint secondary bar is positioned at nearly a right angle to the main bar.