NGC 1979

NGC 1979 (also known as ESO 487-24) is a lenticular galaxy in the Lepus constellation. It is about 78 million light-years from the Milky Way.[4] It was discovered by William Herschel on 20 November, 1784[5] and its size is 1.8 by 1.8 arc minutes.[3]

NGC 1979
DSS image of NGC 1979
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Lepus
Right ascension	05^h 34^m 01.1^s[1]
Declination	−23° 18′ 36″[1]
Redshift	0.005667[1]
Helio radial velocity	1799[1]
Distance (comoving)	93.3[2]
Distance	29.6[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.84[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	11.8[3]
Characteristics
Type	SO
Size	1.80 x 1.80[3]
Other designations
ESO 487-24, MCG -4-14-4, AM 0531-232, PGC 17452

References

1. "NED results for object NGC 1979*". NED. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
2. "The galaxy NGC 1979". In the Sky. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
3. "Object: NGC 1979 (*)". SEDS. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
4. "Galaxy NGC 1979". DSO. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
5. "NGC 1979 (= PGC 17452)". cseligman. Retrieved 27 November 2017.