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.