NGC979 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC979 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC979
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h31m [2] |
| Declination: | -44°31' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.83 (B) [2] 10.60 (J) [2] 9.95 (H) [2] 9.63 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 53.1 Mpc 173.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.80 |