NGC 7079
Galaxy NGC 7079 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | crane |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 21 h 32 m 35.2 s |
declination | -44 ° 04 ′ 03 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (L) SB (r) 0 ^ 0 / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.0 '× 1.2' |
Position angle | 82 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | SSRS group 34 NGC 7079 group LGG 446 |
Redshift | 0.008953 ± 0.000053 |
Radial velocity | 2684 ± 16 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(119 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (36.6 ± 2.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | September 6, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7079 • PGC 66934 • ESO 287-036 • MCG -07-44-022 • 2MASX J21323526-4404029 • SGC 212922-4417.3 • GALEX ASC J213235.27-440402.9 • LDCE 1468 NED003 |
NGC 7079 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Crane in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 119 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across.
Together with NGC 7070 , NGC 7097 , NGC 7107 , PGC 66909 , PGC 66985 , PGC 67078 and PGC 67160 , it forms the NGC 7079 group or LGG 446 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on September 6, 1834 .
NGC 7079 group ( LGG 446 )
Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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NGC 7079 | PGC 66934 | 119 |
NGC 7070 | PGC 66869 | 106 |
NGC 7097 | PGC 67146 | 117 |
NGC 7107 | PGC 67209 | 98 |
PGC 66909 | NGC 7070A | 107 |
PGC 67160 | NGC 7097A | 116 |
PGC 67078 | ESO 287-043 | 110 |
PGC 66985 | ESO 287-037 | 116 |