NGC 1979
| NGC1979 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveysimage of NGC 1979 | |
| Observation data (J2000.0epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Right ascension | 05h34m01.1s[1] |
| Declination | −23° 18′ 36″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005667[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1799[1] |
| Distance | 101.1 Mly (31.0 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 12.84[1] |
| Apparent magnitude(B) | 11.8[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SO |
| Size | 1.80 x 1.80[3] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 487-24, MCG -4-14-4, AM 0531-232, PGC 17452 | |
NGC 1979(also known asESO 487-24) is alenticular galaxyin theLepusconstellation. It is about 78 million light-years from theMilky Way.[4]It was discovered byWilliam Herschelon 20 November, 1784[5]and its size is 1.8 by 1.8arc minutes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"NED results for object NGC 1979*".NED.Retrieved27 November2017.
- ^"The galaxy NGC 1979".In the Sky.Retrieved27 November2017.
- ^abc"Object: NGC 1979 (*)".SEDS.Retrieved27 November2017.
- ^"Galaxy NGC 1979".DSO.Archived fromthe originalon 1 December 2017.Retrieved27 November2017.
- ^"NGC 1979 (= PGC 17452)".cseligman.Retrieved27 November2017.
