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NGC 5979

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NGC 5979

Emission nebula

Planetary nebula

NGC 5979 by Hubble Space Telescope

Observation data: J2000 epoch

Right ascension

15^h47^m41^s^[1]

−61° 13′ 05″^[1]

Apparent magnitude (V)

12.10^[1]

Triangulum Australe

Physical characteristics

0.51 ly

Designations

NGC 5979, ESO 136-3, 2MASX J15474191-6113079^[1]

See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 5979 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Triangulum Australe. It was discovered by John Herschel on April 24, 1835.^[2] The central star of the planetary nebula is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H)3-4.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

NGC 5979 by Judy Schmidt

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NGC 5979". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5950 - 5999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

^ González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 5979.

NGC 5979 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

New General Catalogue 5500 to 5999

5500

Astronomical catalog

List of NGC objects

Constellation of Triangulum Australe

List of stars in Triangulum Australe

Triangulum Australe in Chinese astronomy

α (Atria)

R

S

U

X

5611

141969

Other

4U 1626-67

Triangulum Australe X-1

WISE 1639−6847

HD 147018 b

c

NGC 6025

NGC 5979

ESO 69-6

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