IC 1870
IC 1870 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 1870:
| IC: | IC 1870 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:57:53.53 |
| Declination: | -02:20:49.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.9 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 133° |
| Radial velocity: | 1540 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005151 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS