Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- Sy2
- Redshift
- z = 0.0048692148410098834
- Coordinates
- RA 40.9347° · Dec -29.0033°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Fornax
- Right ascension
- 02 43 44.3
- Declination
- −29 ° 00 ′ 12 ″
- Redshift
- 0.004843 ± 0.000017 km/s
- Distance
- ~61,5 Mly , (18.8 ± 1.3 Mpc )
- Surface brightness
- 14.4 mag/arcmin
- Apparent size v
- 5.50 x 3.1 arcmin
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1079 is an isolated, weakly barred, grand-design spiral galaxy with transitional ring-like structures containing a number of prominent A type stars. It is located in the Fornax constellation and is part of the Eridanus supercluster. It was first observed and catalogued by the astronomer John Herschel in 1835.
Characteristics
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