NGC 79
Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 79 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. NGC 79 is its New General Catalogue designation. Its apparent magnitude is 14.9. It was discovered on 14 November 1884 by Guillaume Bigourdan.
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- NGC79 - SDSS DR14.jpg by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, CC BY 4.0
- NGC 0079 2MASS.jpg by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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