NGC7279 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC7279 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 12° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC7279
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h27m [2] |
| Declination: | -35°08' [2] |
| Constellation: | Piscis Austrinus |
| Magnitude: | 13.80 (V) [2] 14.36 (B) [2] 12.39 (J) [2] 11.64 (H) [2] 11.49 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 118.0 Mpc 384.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.56 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.56 |