NGC 1244
NGC 1244 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Horologium. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1244:
| NGC: | NGC 1244 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Horologium |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:06:31.09 |
| Declination: | -66:46:32.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.44 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.36 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 2° |
| Radial velocity: | 5417 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.018236 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS