NGC979 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC979 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 4° above the horizon.

Name NGC979
Object type Galaxy
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

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