IC 979
IC 979 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Bootes. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 979:
| IC: | IC 979 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:09:32.37 |
| Declination: | 14:49:54.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 172° |
| Radial velocity: | 7629 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02578 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS