NGC 5979

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Planetary Nebula
NGC 5979
High-resolution image using the Hubble space telescope
High-resolution image using the Hubble space telescope
AladinLite
Constellation Southern triangle
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 15h 47m 41.0s
declination -61 ° 13 ′ 04 ″
Appearance
Apparent brightness  (visual) 11.5 likes 
Apparent brightness  (B-band) 11.8 mag 
Angular expansion 0.44 ′ × 0.34 ′  
Central star
designation HD  140586 
Apparent brightness +20.0 mag 
Spectral class Pe 
Physical data
Redshift +0.000077 
Radial velocity +23.0 km / s 
history
discovery John Herschel
Date of discovery April 24, 1835
Catalog names
 NGC  5979 •  PK  322-5.1 •  ESO  136-PN3 •  GC  4125 •  h  3610 •

NGC 5979 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Southern Triangle . The planetary nebula NGC 5979 was discovered on April 24, 1835 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ↑ NGC: 5979
  3. ↑ a b SIMBAD database
  4. ↑ a b VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman