NGC 579
NGC 579 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 579:
| NGC: | NGC 579 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:31:46.49 |
| Declination: | 33:36:56.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.08 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 160° |
| Radial velocity: | 4951 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016655 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS