NGC 4979
NGC 4979 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4979:
| NGC: | NGC 4979 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:07:42.82 |
| Declination: | 24:48:38.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.74 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 102° |
| Radial velocity: | 6256 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02109 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS