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NGC 179

NGC 179
Object NGC 179 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 179 - galaxy in the constellation Ceti
Type: E-S0 -
The angular dimensions: 0.90'x0.7'
magnitude: V=13.3m; B=14.2m
The surface brightness: 12.8 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 0h37m46.3s; Dec= -17°51'0"
redshift (z): 0.019934
The distance from the Sun to NGC 179: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 84.2 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 179 : PGC 2253, ESO 540-7, MCG -3-2-26

Nearby objects: NGC 177, NGC 178, NGC 180, NGC 181

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