| NGC 7079 | |
|---|---|
 Barred lenticular galaxy NGC 7079. | |
| 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] | |
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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]
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- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-20.