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NGC 7479
NGC 7479
Exposure Data
  • Image Field of View: 21.35' x 14.20'
  • Camera Field of View: 74.76' x 49.83'
  • Scope: 130 mm f/8 triplet apochromatic refractor
  • Focal Length: 1,025 mm
  • Focal Ratio: f/8
  • Camera: Modified Canon T2i (550D)
  • ISO: 800
  • Exposure: 18 x 600 seconds ( 180 minutes total)
  • Filter: None
  • SQM: 20.80

NGC 7479 is a barred-spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pegasus.

The galaxy has an apparent size of 4 x 3.1 arcminutes and an apparent brightness of magnitude 11.6.

The galaxy is located at a distance of 105 million light-years. At that distance, its true size would be 122,000 light-years in diameter.

NGC 7479 was discovered by William Herschel in 1784.

North is to the top in the above images.

NGC 7479
  • Catalogs: NGC 7479, UGC 12343, PGC 070419
  • Object Type: SB(s)c Galaxy
  • Magnitude: 10.9v
  • Size: 4' x 3.1'
  • Constellation: Pegasus
  • Image Field Centered At:
    • RA: 23h 04m 57s
    • Dec: +12° 19' 21"




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