SOURCE LISTRow Object Name EquJ2000.0 Object Velocity/Redshift Mag./ Separ. Number of Row No. (* => Essential Note) RA DEC Type km/s z Qual Filter arcmin Refs Notes Phot Posn Vel/z Diam Assoc Images Spectra No. 1 NGC 1079 02h43m44.3s -29d00m12s G 1452 0.004843 12.74 ... 136 9 77 13 11 19 0 Retrieve Retrieve 1 |
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ESSENTIAL NOTE for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX)N/A |
CROSS-IDENTIFICATIONS for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX)
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COORDINATES for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX) Position Reference:20032MASX.C.......: Reference Frame Longitude Latitude RA DEC Uncertainty Ellipse (arcsec) (degrees) (degrees) Semimajor Semiminor PA(deg) Equatorial (B1950.0) 40.395162 -29.214593 02h41m34.84s -29d12m52.5s 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 Equatorial (J2000.0) 40.934750 -29.003361 02h43m44.34s -29d00m12.1s 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 Ecliptic (B1950.0) 26.036156 -42.286219 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 Ecliptic (J2000.0) 26.739728 -42.282766 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 Galactic 223.883600 -65.213011 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 SuperGalactic 271.705411 -31.055396 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0Additional detailed measurements with references are also available by clicking below: 13 Position data point(s) |
REDSHIFT-INDEPENDENT DISTANCES for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX) 4 Distances found in NED View 4 Individual Distance Measurement(s) for NGC 1079 Summary Statistics computed by NED from 4 Distance(s) in the literature: NOTE: These summary statistics are provided for "quick-look" reference only; they are based exclusively on original values, as published. No homogenization or corrections have been applied.
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CLASSIFICATIONS (TYPES, ATTRIBUTES) for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX)
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FOREGROUND GALACTIC EXTINCTION for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX)Galactic Extinction from the Schlafly & Finkbeiner 2011, Appendix; 2011ApJ...737..103S (SF11) recalibration
For completeness, we include the original SFD98 values:
Galactic Extinction based on H I Column Densities and Galaxy Counts (Burstein & Heiles; 1982AJ.....87.1165B) assuming Rv = 3.1: AB = 0.000 mag See Notes on Galactic Extinction for important caveats. |
BASIC DATA for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX)Helio. Radial Velocity : 1452 +/- 5 km/s Redshift : 0.004843 +/- 0.000017 2004AJ....128...16K Major Diameter (arcmin) : 3.5 Minor Diameter (arcmin) : 2.1 Magnitude and Filter : 12.74 Classifications : (R_1R'_2)SAB(r'l)a NOTE: This information is indicative only. With the exception of the |
QUANTITIES DERIVED FROM REDSHIFT for NGC 1079 (Details)(Back to INDEX)Calculated and Corrected Velocities V (Heliocentric) : 1452 +/- 5 km/s 2004AJ....128...16K V (Kinematic LSR) : 1437 +/- 5 km/s 1986MNRAS.221.1023K V (Galactocentric GSR) : 1376 +/- 6 km/s 1991RC3.9.C...0000d V (Local Group) : 1385 +/- 6 km/s 1996AJ....111..794K V (3K CMB) : 1280 +/- 13 km/s 1996ApJ...473..576F V (Virgo Infall only) : 1305 +/- 9 km/s 2000ApJ...529..786M V (Virgo + GA only) : 1382 +/- 10 km/s 2000ApJ...529..786M V (Virgo + GA + Shapley) : 1386 +/- 10 km/s 2000ApJ...529..786M Hubble Flow Distance and Distance Modulus (where Ho = 73.0 +/- 5 km/sec/Mpc) D (Galactocentric GSR) : 18.8 +/- 1.3 Mpc (m-M) = 31.38 +/- 0.15 mag D (Local Group) : 19.0 +/- 1.3 Mpc (m-M) = 31.39 +/- 0.15 mag D (3K CMB) : 17.5 +/- 1.2 Mpc (m-M) = 31.22 +/- 0.15 mag D (Virgo Infall only) : 17.9 +/- 1.3 Mpc (m-M) = 31.26 +/- 0.15 mag D (Virgo + GA only) : 18.9 +/- 1.3 Mpc (m-M) = 31.39 +/- 0.15 mag D (Virgo + GA + Shapley) : 19.0 +/- 1.3 Mpc (m-M) = 31.39 +/- 0.15 mag Scale at Hubble Flow Distances Scale (Galactocentric GSR) : 91 pc/arcsec = 0.091 kpc/arcsec = 5.48 kpc/arcmin = 0.33 Mpc/degree Scale (Local Group) : 92 pc/arcsec = 0.092 kpc/arcsec = 5.52 kpc/arcmin = 0.33 Mpc/degree Scale (3K CMB) : 85 pc/arcsec = 0.085 kpc/arcsec = 5.10 kpc/arcmin = 0.31 Mpc/degree Scale (Virgo Infall only) : 87 pc/arcsec = 0.087 kpc/arcsec = 5.20 kpc/arcmin = 0.31 Mpc/degree Scale (Virgo + GA only) : 92 pc/arcsec = 0.092 kpc/arcsec = 5.51 kpc/arcmin = 0.33 Mpc/degree Scale(Virgo + GA + Shapley): 92 pc/arcsec = 0.092 kpc/arcsec = 5.52 kpc/arcmin = 0.33 Mpc/degree |
QUICK-LOOK PHOTOMETRY and LUMINOSITIES for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX) The brightest flux in each of the following spectral regions, when available: Gamma-Ray (ν > 2E19 Hz); X-Ray (2E19 Hz > ν > 2E16 Hz); Ultraviolet (2E16 Hz > ν > 9E14 Hz); Visual (9E14 Hz > ν > 3E14 Hz); Near-Infrared (3E14 Hz > ν > 6E13 Hz); Mid-Infrared (6E13 Hz > ν > 7.5E12 Hz); Far-Infrared (7.5E12 Hz > ν > 1E12 Hz); Sub-Millimeter (1E12 Hz > ν > 3E11 Hz); Millimeter (3E11 Hz > ν > 3E10 Hz); Radio (3E10 Hz > ν).
a Metric Distance of (25.200 +/- 7.541) Mpc using the Average NED-D value. The quantities quoted above have not necessarily been corrected for foreground extinction, and no K-Corrections have been applied. View details and SED for 77 Photometric data point(s) available in NED. |
QUICK-LOOK ANGULAR & PHYSICAL DIAMETERS for NGC 1079 (Back to INDEX) The largest diameters in the Visual and Near-Infrared spectral regions, when available:
The quantities quoted above have not necessarily been corrected for foreground extinction. View details for 19 Diameter data point(s) available in NED. |