Q756409

Also known as New General Catalogue 79, MCG 4-2-3, ZWG 479.3

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation: Andromeda
Right ascension: 00 21 02.838
Declination: +22 ° 33 ′ 59.06 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5444 km/s
Distance: 272.54 ± 0.75 Mly (83.56 ± 0.23 Mpc )
Type: cE

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 74.05
Image: NGC79 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 79
catalog code: LEDA 1340
time of discovery or invention: 1884-11-14
apparent magnitude: 10.258
galaxy morphological type: -4.9
right ascension: 5.2618250
declination: 22.5664056
redshift: 0.018326
radial velocity: 5444

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NGC 79 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. NGC 79 is its New General Catalogue designation. Its apparent magnitude is 14.9. It was discovered on 14 November 1884 by Guillaume Bigourdan.

NGC 79 (near-infrared)