NGC 6079
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6079, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6079
H III 884, GC 4168, IC 1200, MCG+12-15-050, UGC 10206, PGC 56946
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 12.7 |
| Size | 0.703' x 0.563' @ 145° |
| Right Ascension | 16h 4' 29.3" (2000) |
| Declination | 69° 39' 57" N |
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Description | vF, vS |
| Classification | E |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 1200 = NGC 6079. Swift's description and position are very good. He can be excused (in this case) for not realizing that William Herschel had found this object a century earlier since Herschel's position is well off the galaxy. Swift does refer (in his list VII) to this as the "south-preceding" of two objects (IC 1201 is the other), though it is actually north-preceding. See NGC 6071 for more discussion about William Herschel's positions.
This object is not, by the way, the same as B.207 = IC 1204 as Dreyer speculates in the description. See IC 1204 for a bit more on this.
Other Data Sources for NGC 6079
Nearby objects for NGC 6079
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NGC 6079