NGC 5979 - Planetary Nebula in Triangulum Australe
NGC 5979 is a Planetary Nebula in the Triangulum Australe constellation. NGC 5979 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere.
- NGC 5979 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. See also rise and set times.
- Given its visual magnitude of 11.5, NGC 5979 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 5979
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5979 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of NGC 5979
The following table reports NGC 5979 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5979 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 5979
The image below is a photograph of NGC 5979 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 5979
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 5979 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5979 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 5979 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 5979 - Planetary Nebula in Triangulum Australe is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]