NGC 979 explained
| NGC 979 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Eridanus |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Z: | 0.015930 [2] |
| H Radial V: | 4738 km/s |
| Type: | SB0[3] |
| Appmag B: | 13.81 |
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)
Notes and References
- 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 .
- NGC 551. 25 May 2023.
- Web site: Results for object NGC 0551 (NGC 551). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2022-11-01.
- Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 979. spider.seds.org. 2022-05-25.
- Web site: The galaxy NGC 979 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2023-05-25.
- Hawarden . T.G. . Longmore . A.J. . Goss . W.M. . Mebold . U. . Tritton . S.B. . Neutral hydrogen in lenticular galaxies with faint discs. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . July 1981 . 196 . 2 . 175–183 . 10.1093/mnras/196.2.175 . 1981MNRAS.196..175H . free .
