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HCG 79

Compact Gr G SIMBAD CGG 117 papers

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Right ascension: 15h 59m 11.61s
Declination: +20° 45′ 24.7″
Galactic l, b: 34.968, 46.87
Redshift z: 0.0143
Radial velocity: 4,256.4 km/s
Angular size: 1.3′ × 1.3′

Also known as

10 identifiers

HCG 79IRAS 15570+2053MLCG 0377PSCz Q15570+2053RSCG 77Seyfert QuintetSeyfert SextetSeyfert's QuintetSeyfert's Sextet[ZS2020] cCGs-4649

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
NGC 6027B	GtowardsGroup	9.897″	—
NGC 6027D	GtowardsGroup	21.47″	—
NGC 6027A	GtowardsGroup	21.99″	—
SN 1998fe	Supernova	22.49″	18
NGC 6027	GtowardsGroup	26.85″	—
NGC 6027C	GtowardsGroup	35.15″	—
NGC 6027F	GtowardsGroup	53.05″	—
SN 2006ay	Supernova	59.02″	19
SDSS J155859.55+204819.6	QSO	243.2″	—
SDSS J155910.18+205020.7	QSO	296.6″	—
SDSS J155848.48+204243.5	QSO	362.2″	19.1

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/hcg-79 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.