NGC 3079

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NGC 3079

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3079
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 10h 01m 57.8s[1]
Declination: +55° 40′ 47″[1]
Redshift: 1116 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance: 50 Mly[citation needed]
Type: SB(s)c[1]
Apparent dimensions (V): 7′.9 × 1′.4[1]
Apparent magnitude (V): 11.5[1]
Notable features:
Other designations
MCG +09-17-010,[1] UGC 5387,[1] PGC 29050[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies


NGC 3079 is a barred spiral galaxy about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.


A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the of the center of NGC 3079. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the of the center of NGC 3079. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.


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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 3079. Retrieved on November 25, 2006.


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