NGC 979

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	02h 31m 38.79s
Declination	−44° 31′ 27.5″
Redshift	0.015930
Heliocentric radial velocity	4738 km/s
Distance	173.19 Mly (53.100 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.81
Characteristics
Type	SB0
Other designations
	LEDA 9614, MCG -07-16-014

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NGC 551". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Results for object NGC 0551 (NGC 551)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 979". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 979 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
^ 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.

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[2MASS-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.

[SIMBAD-2] "NGC 551". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[NED-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.

[SBdiscsNeutalH-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.

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