NGC 1979 | |
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Observation data ( J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Lepus |
Right ascension | 05h 34m 01.1s [1] |
Declination | −23° 18′ 36″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.005667 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1799 [1] |
Distance | 101.1 Mly (31.0 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.84 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.8 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SO |
Size | 1.80 x 1.80 [3] |
Other designations | |
ESO 487-24, MCG -4-14-4, AM 0531-232, PGC 17452 |
NGC 1979 (also known as ESO 487-24) is a lenticular galaxy in the Lepus constellation. It is about 78 million light-years from the Milky Way. [4] It was discovered by William Herschel on 20 November, 1784 [5] and its size is 1.8 by 1.8 arc minutes. [3]