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3C 79

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Right ascension
  
03 09 59.70

Redshift
  
0.2559

Magnitude
  
19

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
19

Declination
  
+17° 05′ 58.0″

Apparent dimensions (V)
  
0.25´X0.19´

Constellation
  
Distance
  
2.9 billion light-years(Light travel time)3.2 billion light-years(present)

Type
  
Sy2FR IInarrow-line radio galaxy

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3C 79 is a Seyfert Galaxy located in the constellation Aries. The extended emission-line region (EELR) is almost certainly photoionized by the hidden quasar.

References

3C 79 Wikipedia


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