NGC 1079
NGC 1079 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1079:
| NGC: | NGC 1079 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABa |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.27 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.55 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:43:44.34 |
| Declination: | -29:00:12.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.65 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 99° |
| Radial velocity: | 1456 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004869 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS