NGC 2379
| Galaxy NGC 2379 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 27 m 26.262 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 48 ′ 40.50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 127 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 141 |
| Redshift | 0.013469 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 4038 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(179 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (55.0 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 6, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2379 • NGC 2378? • UGC 3857 • PGC 21036 • CGCG 177-018 • MCG + 06-17-006 • 2MASX J07272628 + 3348405 • GC 1527 • h 446 • GALEX ASC J072726.29 + 334841.3 • LDCE 504 NED004 • WISEA J072726.25 + 334840.9 | |
NGC 2379 is a Lenticular Galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 179 million light years from the Milky Way and is about 50,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2373 , NGC 2375 , NGC 2385 , NGC 2386 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2010jv was observed here.
The object was discovered on March 6, 1828 by the astronomer John Herschel .