NGC 1579
Northern Trifid
NGC 1579 is a Cluster + nebula located in the constellation of Perseus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1579:
| NGC: | NGC 1579 |
| Common name: | Northern Trifid |
| Type: | Cluster + nebula |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Right Ascension: | 04:30:13.80 |
| Declination: | 35:16:10.00 |
| Major axis: | 10.2 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 11 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000037 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
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