| NGC 1079 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 02h 43m 44.3s[1] |
| Declination | −29° 00′ 12″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004843 ± 0.000017 km/s[2] |
| Distance | ~61,5 Mly[2] (18.8 ± 1.3 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.4[2] |
| Surface brightness | 14.4 mag/arcmin2[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Apparent size (V) | 5.50 x 3.1 arcmin[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 416-13, MCG -5-7-17, IRAS02415-2913, PGC 10330 | |
NGC 1079 is an isolated, weakly barred, grand-design spiral galaxy with transitional ring-like structures[3] containing a number of prominent A type stars.[1] It is located in the Fornax constellation and is part of the Eridanus supercluster.[4] It was first observed and catalogued by the astronomer John Herschel in 1835.[5]
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- ^ de Vaucouleurs, G. (1963-04-01). "Revised Classification of 1500 Bright Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 8: 31. Bibcode:1963ApJS....8...31D. doi:10.1086/190084. ISSN 0067-0049.
- ^ Brough, S.; Forbes, D. A.; Kilborn, V. A.; Couch, W.; Colless, M. (2006-07-01). "Eridanus - a supergroup in the local Universe?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 369 (3): 1351–1374. arXiv:astro-ph/0603778. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.369.1351B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10387.x. ISSN 0035-8711.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1050 - 1099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.