NGC 5979

{{Short description|Planetary nebula in the constellation Triangulum Australe}}

{{Planetary nebula

| name = NGC 5979

| type = Planetary

| image = File:Ngc5979.jpg

| caption = NGC 5979 by Hubble Space Telescope

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|15|47|41}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 5979|accessdate=20 May 2019}}

| dec = {{DEC|-61|13|05}}

| constellation = Triangulum Australe

| appmag_v = 12.10

| radius_ly = 0.51

| names = NGC 5979, ESO 136-3, 2MASX J15474191-6113079

}}

NGC 5979 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Triangulum Australe. It was discovered by John Herschel on April 24, 1835.{{cite web |last1=Seligman |first1=Courtney |title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5950 - 5999 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc59a.htm#5979 |website=cseligman.com |access-date=23 May 2019}} The central star of the planetary nebula is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H)3-4.{{cite journal|doi=10.1051/0004-6361/202141916|title=Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity|year=2021|last1=González-Santamaría|first1=I.|last2=Manteiga|first2=M.|last3=Manchado|first3=A.|last4=Ulla|first4=A.|last5=Dafonte|first5=C.|last6=López Varela|first6=P.|journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics|volume=656|pages=A51|arxiv=2109.12114|bibcode=2021A&A...656A..51G|s2cid=237940344}}