NGC1379 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC1379 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.

Name NGC1379
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:03h36m [2]
Declination:−35°26' [2]
Constellation:Fornax
Magnitude:11.02 (V) [2]
11.84 (B) [2]
9.08 (J) [2]
8.45 (H) [2]
8.24 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E
Distance:17.9 Mpc
58.4 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.82
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.24

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