NGC 7079
Barred lenticular galaxy NGC 7079.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Grus
Right ascension	21h 32m 35.2s[1]
Declination	−44° 04′ 03″[1]
Redshift	0.00895[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2,684 km/s[1]
Distance	110.6 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.6[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0^0(s), LINER[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.1 x 1.3[1]
Other designations
ESO 287-36, AM 2129-441, MCG -7-44-22, PGC 66934[1]

NGC 7079 is a barred lenticular galaxy^[2] located about 110.58 million light-years away^[3] in the constellation of Grus.^[4][5] NGC 7079 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.^[3][5] It is tilted about 51° to the Earth's line of sight.^[2] NGC 7079 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 6, 1834.^[4]

Physical characteristics

NGC 7079 has a faint cigar-shaped bar with ansae at the ends, and there is another very faint spiral structure surrounding it.^[6][7] The rim of the disk also has a somewhat faint ring-like structure.^[7]

Group membership

NGC 7079 is a member of the NGC 7079 Group. The group, along with other nearby groups are part of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies which form a connection between the Pavo–Indus and Virgo Superclusters. The other members of the NGC 7079 Group are NGC 7070, NGC 7070A, NGC 7097, NGC 7097A, ESO 287-37, ESO 287-39, ESO 287-41, and ESO 287-43.^[8]

See also

• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
• Lenticular galaxy
• NGC 936
• PGC 83677

References

External links

• NGC 7079 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images