NGC 79 explained

NGC 79
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Andromeda
Ra:	^[1]
H Radial V:	5444 km/s
Z:	0.018326
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	cE^[3]
Appmag B:	15.16
Names:	^[4]

NGC 79 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years^[2] away in the constellation of Andromeda. NGC 79 is its New General Catalogue designation. Its apparent magnitude is 14.9. It was discovered on 14 November 1884 by Guillaume Bigourdan.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/498708 . 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. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. Cosmicflows-2: The Data. Tully, R. Brent. etal. The Astronomical Journal. 146. 4. 2013. 86 . 2013AJ....146...86T. 10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. 1307.7213. 118494842 .
3. Web site: Search specification: NGC 79. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-04.
4. NGC 79. 2021-02-04.
5. Web site: Seligman. Courtney. Celestial Atlas NGC Objects: NGC 79. Celestial Atlas. 3 March 2015.