NGC 1179
NGC 1179 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1179:
| NGC: | NGC 1179 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:02:38.48 |
| Declination: | -18:53:52.00 |
| Major axis: | 3.67 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.51 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 38° |
| Radial velocity: | 1777 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005944 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS