NGC 1098
NGC 1098 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1098:
| NGC: | NGC 1098 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.89 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:44:53.67 |
| Declination: | -17:39:32.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.58 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.27 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 103° |
| Radial velocity: | 7356 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.024846 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS