NGC 1979
NGC 1979 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Lepus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1979:
| NGC: | NGC 1979 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Lepus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.86 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.22 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:34:01.11 |
| Declination: | -23:18:36.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.88 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.81 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 145° |
| Radial velocity: | 1743 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005831 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS