NGC 1253
NGC 1253 is a mixed 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 1253:
| NGC: | NGC 1253 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.44 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:14:09.05 |
| Declination: | -02:49:22.60 |
| Major axis: | 4.57 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.86 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 85° |
| Radial velocity: | 1711 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005724 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS