NGC 1317
Fornax B
NGC 1317 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1317:
| NGC: | NGC 1317 |
| Common name: | Fornax B |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 1318 |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABa |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.65 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.01 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:22:44.29 |
| Declination: | -37:06:13.30 |
| Major axis: | 3.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.58 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 69° |
| Radial velocity: | 1924 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006438 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS