NGC 3079
NGC 3079 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3079:
| NGC: | NGC 3079 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.44 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.64 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:01:57.80 |
| Declination: | 55:40:47.20 |
| Major axis: | 8.18 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.29 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 166° |
| Radial velocity: | 1127 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003766 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS