NGC 1229
NGC 1229 is a barred spiral 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 1229:
| NGC: | NGC 1229 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:08:10.79 |
| Declination: | -22:57:38.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.02 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 75° |
| Radial velocity: | 10880 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.036975 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS