NGC 7079
NGC 7079 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Grus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 7079:
| NGC: | NGC 7079 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Grus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.48 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.82 |
| Right Ascension: | 21:32:35.25 |
| Declination: | -44:04:03.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.3 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.44 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 77° |
| Radial velocity: | 2734 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00916 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS