NGC 1079

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: Sy2
Redshift: z = 0.0048692148410098834
Coordinates: RA 40.9347° · Dec -29.0033°

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Key facts

Constellation: Fornax
Right ascension: 02 43 44.3
Declination: −29 ° 00 ′ 12 ″
Redshift: 0.004843 ± 0.000017 km/s
Distance: ~61,5 Mly , (18.8 ± 1.3 Mpc )
Surface brightness: 14.4 mag/arcmin
Apparent size v: 5.50 x 3.1 arcmin

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: intermediate spiral galaxy
Constellation: Fornax
Distance from Earth: 19.23
Image: NGC 1079 DSS.jpg

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catalog code: Gaia DR2 5065962274078956544
radial velocity: 1403
galaxy morphological type: Sa
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1835-11-14
redshift: 0.004827
apparent magnitude: 8.344
right ascension: 40.93472838926890
declination: -29.00327030526700
epoch: J2000.0
Commons category: NGC 1079

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1079 is an isolated, weakly barred, grand-design spiral galaxy with transitional ring-like structures containing a number of prominent A type stars. It is located in the Fornax constellation and is part of the Eridanus supercluster. It was first observed and catalogued by the astronomer John Herschel in 1835.

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