NGC 1979

NGC 1979
NGC 1979
	legacy surveys image of NGC 1979
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Lepus
Right ascension	05h 34m 01.1s
Declination	−23° 18′ 36″
Redshift	0.005667
Heliocentric radial velocity	1799
Distance	101.1 Mly (31.0 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.84
Apparent magnitude (B)	11.8
Characteristics
Type	SO
Size	1.80 x 1.80
Other designations
	ESO 487-24, MCG -4-14-4, AM 0531-232, PGC 17452

Last updated December 25, 2024

NGC 1979 (also known as ESO 487-24) is a lenticular galaxy in the Lepus constellation. It is about 78 million light-years from the Milky Way.^[4] It was discovered by William Herschel on 20 November, 1784^[5] and its size is 1.8 by 1.8 arc minutes.^[3]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "NED results for object NGC 1979*". NED. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
↑ "The galaxy NGC 1979". In the Sky. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
1 2 3 "Object: NGC 1979 (*)". SEDS. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
↑ "Galaxy NGC 1979". DSO. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
↑ "NGC 1979 (= PGC 17452)". cseligman. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

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[NGC_1979-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "NED results for object NGC 1979*". NED. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[NGC_1979_-_Distance-2] "The galaxy NGC 1979". In the Sky. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[NGC_1979_-_Arcmin-3] 1 2 3 "Object: NGC 1979 (*)". SEDS. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[4] "Galaxy NGC 1979". DSO. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[5] "NGC 1979 (= PGC 17452)". cseligman. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

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