NGC 79
| Galaxy NGC 79 |
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![NGC 79 with LEDA 1672554 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC79_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 79 with LEDA 1672554 SDSS Recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 21 m 02.8 s |
| declination | + 22 ° 34 '00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cE |
| Brightness (visual) | +14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | +15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.3 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | +13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 009-002 |
| Redshift | 0.018296 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 5485 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(252 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (77.3 ± 5.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Guillaume Bigourdan |
| Discovery date | November 14, 1884 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 79 • PGC 1340 • CGCG 479-003 • MCG + 04-02-003 • 2MASX J00210283 + 2233590 • GALEX ASC J002102.61 + 223359.5 • LDCE 17 NED006 | |
NGC 79 is a compact elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type cE / S0 in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 252 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.Together
with NGC 80 , NGC 81 , NGC 84 , NGC 86 , IC 1541 , IC 1548 , PGC 1384 , PGC 1662109, and PGC 1671888 , it forms the NGC 80 group .
The object was discovered on November 14, 1884 by the French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan .
Web links
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