NGC 1231
NGC 1231 is a late 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 1231:
| NGC: | NGC 1231 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 13.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:06:29.30 |
| Declination: | -15:34:08.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.98 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.84 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 90° |
| Radial velocity: | 2371 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00794 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS