NGC 7479
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Image:NGC 7479.jpg
NGC 7479 |
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Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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Constellation: | Pegasus |
Right ascension: | 23h 04m 56.6s[1] |
Declination: | +12° 19′ 22″[1] |
Redshift: | 2381 ± 1 km/s[1] |
Distance: | 105 Mly |
Type: | SB(s)c[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V): | 4′.1 × 3′.1[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V): | 11.6[1] |
Notable features: | |
Other designations | |
UGC 12343,[1] PGC 70419[1] | |
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
NGC 7479 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel in 1784, about 105 million light-years away. Supernova SN 1990U occurred in NGC 7479.