NGC 379
galaxy
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Summary
NGC 379 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular galaxy category, ranking #15 of 73).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: William Herschel[3]
- Constellation: Pisces[4]
- Galaxy morphological type: S0[5]
- Part of: Gruppo di NGC 383[6], [CHM2007] HDC 53[7], [CHM2007] LDC 74[8], [T2015] nest 200005[9], [TSK2008] 2041[10]
- Commons category: NGC 379[11]
- Catalog code: NGC 379[12], MCG+05-03-050[13], PGC 3966[14], UGC 683[15], 2MASX J01071567+3231131[16], Z 501-82[17], UZC J010715.7+323113[18], Z 0104.5+3215[19], LEDA 3966[20], Gaia DR2 313555706648049152[21]
- Time of discovery or invention: September 12, 1784[22]
- Redshift: 0.018606[23]
- Apparent magnitude: 12.9[24], 14.0[25], 16.7111[26], 10.456[27], 9.718[28], 9.396[29]
- Radial velocity: 5486 kilometre per second[30]
- Distance from Earth: 67.61 megaparsec[31]
- Right ascension: 16.81543617154540 degree[32]
- Declination: 32.52045196402760 degree[33]
- Epoch: J2000.0[34]
Why It Matters
NGC 379 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]