IC 1946
IC 1946 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Horologium. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 1946:
IC: | IC 1946 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Horologium |
Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 14.4 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
Right Ascension: | 03:29:22.19 |
Declination: | -52:37:09.60 |
Major axis: | 0.91 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.45 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 64° |
Radial velocity: | 11398 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.03877 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS