IC 173
IC 173 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 173:
| IC: | IC 173 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:55:57.15 |
| Declination: | 01:17:06.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.72 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 90° |
| Radial velocity: | 13589 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.046405 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS