Arp 179
| Galaxy Arp 179 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 01 m 40.9 s |
| declination | -04 ° 40 ′ 18 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Brightness (visual) | 16.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | ? |
| Radial velocity | ? km / s |
| distance | ? pc |
| history | |
| Catalog names | |
| PGC 175747 • Arp 179 • NPM1G -04.0134 | |
Arp 179 is a galaxy in the constellation of Eridanus . The galaxy has a rambling arm . Halton Arp organized his catalog of unusual galaxies into groups according to purely morphological criteria. This galaxy belongs to the class of narrow filament galaxies .
Web links
literature
- Jeff Kanipe and Dennis Webb: The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies - A Chronicle and Observer's Guide , Richmond 2006, ISBN 978-0-943396-76-7