NGC 1679
NGC 1679 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Caelum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1679:
| NGC: | NGC 1679 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBm |
| Constellation: | Caelum |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:49:54.64 |
| Declination: | -31:57:52.80 |
| Major axis: | 3.07 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.23 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 151° |
| Radial velocity: | 1051 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003513 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS