IC 551
IC 551 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 551:
| IC: | IC 551 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:41:00.11 |
| Declination: | 06:56:09.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.81 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 155° |
| Radial velocity: | 8449 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02859 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS