NGC 1066
NGC 1066 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1066:
NGC: | NGC 1066 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Triangulum |
Surface brightness: | 24.7 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 9.88 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.13 |
Right Ascension: | 02:43:49.94 |
Declination: | 32:28:30.00 |
Major axis: | 1.82 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.28 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 60° |
Radial velocity: | 4367 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01467 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS