NGC 7079 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Grus |
Right ascension | 21h 32m 35.2s[1] |
Declination | −44° 04′ 03″[1] |
Redshift | 0.00895[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,684 km/s[1] |
Distance | 110.6 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.6[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0^0(s), LINER[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.1 x 1.3'[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 287-36, AM 2129-441, MCG -7-44-22, PGC 66934[1] |
NGC 7079 is a barred lenticular galaxy[2] located about 110.58 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Grus.[4][5] NGC 7079 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.[3][5] It is tilted about 51° to the Earth's line of sight.[2] NGC 7079 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 6, 1834.[4]