NGC5979 (Planetary nebula)

Image of NGC5979
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , NGC5979 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

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Name NGC5979
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 5979[1]
PK 322-05.1[2]
PN-G 322.5-05.2
Position
Right ascension:15h47m [1]
Declination:−61°13' [1]
Constellation:Triangulum Australe
Magnitude:11.50 (V) [1]
11.80 (B) [1]
12.41 (J) [1]
12.11 (H) [1]
11.53 (K) [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.30
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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