NGC 579
NGC 579 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Triangulum. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 579 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Triangulum |
Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.3 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.9 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.2 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.6 |
Right Ascension: | 01:31:46.49 |
Declination: | 33:36:56.00 |
Major axis: | 1.08 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 160° |
Radial velocity: | 4951 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.016655 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula