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EntityQ2001477· pop 27

Also known as New General Catalogue 2979, New General Catalogue 3050

spiral galaxy in the constellation Sextans

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiP
Redshift
z = 0.008872133078204891
Coordinates
RA 145.7860° · Dec -10.3833°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spiral galaxy
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
66.68
Image
NGC 2979 DSS.jpg
Said to be same as
NGC 3050
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Commons category
NGC 2979
catalog code
LEDA 27795
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1786-03-25
redshift
0.009073
galaxy morphological type
Sa
apparent magnitude
9.515
epoch
J2000.0
right ascension
145.78599418740780
declination
-10.38333570478360
radial velocity
2688
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