NGC 5979
NGC 5979 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Triangulum Australe. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5979:
| NGC: | NGC 5979 |
| Type: | planetary nebula |
| Constellation: | Triangulum Australe |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:47:41.06 |
| Declination: | -61:13:04.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.13 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 23 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000077 |
| PN central star ID: | HD 140586 |
| PN star V-mag: | 15.3 |
| PN star B-mag: | 15.3 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS