NGC 579
Galaxy in the constellation Triangulum
NGC 579 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Triangulum. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,717±20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 226.9 ± 15.9 Mly (69.57 ± 4.88 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 22 November 1827.
NGC 579 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.
01NGC 507 group
02Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 579:
- SN 2007pk (Type IIn, mag. 17.0) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 10 November 2007.
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- NGC579 - SDSS DR14.jpg by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, CC BY 4.0
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