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NGC 7079
Barred lenticular galaxy NGC 7079.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Grus
Right ascension	21 32 35.2
Declination	−44° 04′ 03″
Redshift	0.00895
Heliocentric radial velocity	2,684 km/s
Distance	110.6 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.6
Characteristics
Type	SB0^0(s), LINER
Apparent size (V)	2.1 x 1.3'
Other designations
ESO 287-36, AM 2129-441, MCG -7-44-22, PGC 66934

NGC 7079 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 110.58 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. NGC 7079 is also classified as a LINER galaxy. It is tilted about 51° to the Earth's line of sight. NGC 7079 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 6, 1834.

Physical characteristics

NGC 7079 has a faint cigar-shaped bar with ansae at the ends, and there is another very faint spiral structure surrounding it. The rim of the disk also has a somewhat faint ring-like structure.

Emission of doubly ionized oxygen gas

In NGC 7079, it has been indicated that there is a faint emission of doubly ionized oxygen. The ionized gas is rotating in the opposite direction of the stars in the galaxy. The counter-rotation has been attributed to the accretion of gas from outside of the galaxy.

Group membership

NGC 7079 is a member of the NGC 7079 Group. The group, along with other nearby groups are part of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies which form a connection between the Pavo–Indus and Virgo Superclusters. The other members of the NGC 7079 Group are NGC 7070, NGC 7070A, NGC 7097, NGC 7097A, ESO 287-37, ESO 287-39, ESO 287-41, and ESO 287-43.

See also

• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
• Lenticular galaxy
• NGC 936
• PGC 83677

References

1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7079. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
2. ^ Bettoni, D.; Galletta, G. (1997). "A survey of the stellar rotation in barred galaxies" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 124: 61–74. Bibcode:1997A&AS..124...61B. doi:10.1051/aas:1997180.
3. ^ Marino, A.; Rampazzo, R.; Bianchi, L.; Annibali, F.; Bressan, A.; Buson, L.M.; Clemens, M. S.; Panuzzo, P.; Zeilinger, W. W. (9 September 2010). "Nearby early-type galaxies with ionized gas: the UV emission from GALEX observations" (PDF). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 411 (1): 311–331. arXiv:1009.1931. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.411..311M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17684.x. S2CID 119204455.
4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
7. ^ "NGC 7079 - (RL)SB(s)0o". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
8. Fouque, P.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A. (30 September 1993). "Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 493–500. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100..493F.

External links

• NGC 7079 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

v t e Constellation of Grus
List of stars in Grus List of star names in Grus Grus in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Alnair) β (Tiaki) γ (Aldhanab) δ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ μ ν ξ ο π π ρ σ σ τ τ τ υ φ Variable RZ CE HR 8323 8501 HD 208487 (Itonda) 213240 215456 Other 2MASS J22282889–4310262 Gliese 832 PSR J2144−3933 S5-HVS1 WASP-95 WISE 2220−3628
Exoplanets Gliese 832 b HD 208487 b HD 213240 b τ Gruis b
Galaxies	NGC 7070 7070A 7072 7075 7079 7087 7213 7418 7424 7496 7531 7552 7582 7590 Other IC 1459 IC 5201
Galaxy clusters Abell S1063
Category

• Barred lenticular galaxies
• LINER galaxies
• Grus (constellation)
• NGC objects
• Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1834
• NGC 7079 Group