NGC 979

NGC 979
The galaxy NGC 979 imaged with the 10th data release of the Legacy survey.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	02^h 31^m 38.79^s[1]
Declination	−44° 31′ 27.5″[1]
Redshift	0.015930 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4738 km/s[2]
Distance	173.19 Mly (53.100 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.81[2]
Characteristics
Type	SB0[3]
Other designations
LEDA 9614, MCG -07-16-014[2]

NGC 979 is a lenticular galaxy^[3][4][5] located within the constellation of Eridanus.^[1] This galaxy has a possible outer ring which is dim but smooth. This structure might be a polar ring.^[3] The featurelessness of this galaxy means that it is completely devoid of HII regions and consequently, star formation.^[6]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
2. "NGC 551". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
3. "Results for object NGC 0551 (NGC 551)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
4. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 979". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
5. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 979 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
6. Hawarden, T.G.; Longmore, A.J.; Goss, W.M.; Mebold, U.; Tritton, S.B. (July 1981). "Neutral hydrogen in lenticular galaxies with faint discs". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 196 (2): 175–183. Bibcode:1981MNRAS.196..175H. doi:10.1093/mnras/196.2.175.