NGC 5079
NGC 5079 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5079:
| NGC: | NGC 5079 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:19:38.05 |
| Declination: | -12:41:56.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 31° |
| Radial velocity: | 2831 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009487 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS