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NGC 5979

Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
NGC 5979 by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	15 47 41
Declination	−61° 13′ 05″
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.10
Constellation	Triangulum Australe
Physical characteristics
Radius	0.51 ly
Designations	NGC 5979, ESO 136-3, 2MASX J15474191-6113079
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 5979 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Triangulum Australe. It was discovered by John Herschel on April 24, 1835. The central star of the planetary nebula is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H)3-4.

Gallery

• NGC 5979 by Judy Schmidt

References

1. ^ "NGC 5979". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
2. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5950 - 5999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
3. González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.

External links

• NGC 5979 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

v t e Constellation of Triangulum Australe
List of stars in Triangulum Australe Triangulum Australe in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Atria) β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ Variable R S U X RT EK KX LP LT LX MX HR 5611 5621 5684 5713 5792 5851 5884 5898 5905 5920 5951 6037 6089 6125 6182 6231 6233 HD 141969 144481 147018 150097 153389 Other 4U 1626-67 Triangulum Australe X-1 WISE 1639−6847 WR 69 X1556-605
Exoplanets HD 147018 b c
Star clusters NGC 6025
Nebulae NGC 5979
Galaxies ESO 69-6 ESO 137-001
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