NGC 1879
NGC 1879 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Columba. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 1879 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBm |
| Constellation: | Columba |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:19:48.23 |
| Declination: | -32:08:33.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.42 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 60° |
| Radial velocity: | 1242 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004151 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula