Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7479
NGC7479   Galaxy, AlBroxton
NGC7479   Galaxy
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NGC7479 Galaxy

NGC7479   Galaxy, AlBroxton
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NGC7479 Galaxy

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NGC7479 (also known as Caldwell 44) is a barred spiral galaxy about 105 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. Supernovae SN 1990U and SN2009jf occurred in NGC 7479. NGC7479 is also recognized as a Seyfert galaxy undergoing starburst activity in the nucleus and the outer arms (Kohno, 2007). Polarization studies of this galaxy indicate that it recently underwent a minor merger and that it is unique in the radio continuum, with arms opening in a direction opposite to the optical arms. Discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.

Observation Notes : Pretty bright, large, elongated, bright middle at 165X. The central bar structure is seen on a sharp evening, averted vision makes the galaxy grow in size.

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  • NGC7479   Galaxy, AlBroxton
    Original
  • NGC7479   Galaxy, AlBroxton
    B
  • Final
    NGC7479   Galaxy, AlBroxton
    C

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NGC7479   Galaxy, AlBroxton

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