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Galaxy NGC 3079

Galaxy NGC 3079

About the Object

  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Ursa Major
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    15 Mpc (50 million light-years)
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    The full image of NGC 3079 is 4.9 arcminutes (roughly 21 kpc or 70,000 light-years) along the diagonal

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
    Principal Astronomers: G. Cecil (U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill), S. Veilleux (U. Maryland, College Park), J. Bland-Hawthorn (AAO), and A. Filippenko (UC Berkeley)
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFPC2
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    November 26, 1998, Exposure Time: 2.7 hours
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F658N ([N II]), F814W (I)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 3079
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Spiral Galaxy
  • Release Date
    August 16, 2001
  • Science Release
    Burst of Star Formation Drives Bubble in Galaxy’s Core
    Read the release
  • Credits
    NASA, Gerald Cecil (University of North Carolina), Sylvain Veilleux (University of Maryland), Joss Bland-Hawthorn (Anglo- Australian Observatory), and Alex Filippenko (University of California at Berkeley).

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Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

Related Images & Videos

Burst of Star Formation Drives Bubble in Galaxy NGC 3079's Core

Burst of Star Formation Drives Bubble in Galaxy NGC 3079's Core

These NASA Hubble Space Telescope snapshots reveal dramatic activities within the core of the galaxy NGC 3079, where a lumpy bubble of hot gas is rising from a cauldron of glowing matter. The picture at left shows the bubble in the center of the galaxy's disk. The structure is...

Gaseous Bubble in Core of Galaxy NGC 3079

Gaseous Bubble in Core of Galaxy NGC 3079

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Last Updated
Feb 17, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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