Galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7479 is a good example of a barred spiral galaxy. It has a very long central bar and two tightly wound arms that give it a backward "S" shape. When viewed through a telescope, the bright nucleus is easy to see and so is the bar, but the spiral arms are much dimmer and require a scope of decent size and a dark night to see well.
| Magnitude | 10.8 |
| Apparent Size | 3.9' x 3.0' |
| Distance (light yrs) | 105 million |
| Right Ascension | 23:05.0 |
| Declination | +12 19 |
| Field of View | 32' x 24' |
Image details: Exposure times of 32 minutes luminance, and 21 minutes each of red, green, and blue, taken with an SBIG STF-8300M imager and a 14" Meade LX850 telescope at f/5.5.
October 2021