NGC 1979
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Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.005831
- Coordinates
- RA 83.5046° · Dec -23.3101°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Lepus
- Right ascension
- 05 34 01.1
- Declination
- −23 ° 18 ′ 36 ″
- Distance
- 101.1 Mly (31.0 Mpc)
- Type
- SO
- Size
- 1.80 x 1.80
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lenticular galaxy
- Constellation
- Lepus
- Distance from Earth
- 31.07
- Image
- NGC 1979 Aladin.jpg
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- catalog code
- LEDA 17452
- galaxy morphological type
- S0
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1784-11-20
- redshift
- 0.005831
- apparent magnitude
- 9.007
- right ascension
- 83.5046708
- declination
- -23.3100444
- radial velocity
- 1743
- epoch
- J2000.0
- Commons category
- NGC 1979
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1979 (also known as ESO 487-24) is a lenticular galaxy in the Lepus constellation. It is about 78 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by William Herschel on 20 November, 1784 and its size is 1.8 by 1.8 arc minutes.
References
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