NGC5079 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5079 is visible between 21:26 and 03:26. It will become accessible at around 21:26, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:26, 36° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:26 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5079
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h19m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°41' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.55 (B) [2] 11.22 (J) [2] 10.35 (H) [2] 10.09 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| Distance: | 30.9 Mpc 100.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.90 |