NGC 1406
NGC 1406 is a barred 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 1406:
| NGC: | NGC 1406 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.66 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.92 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:39:23.30 |
| Declination: | -31:19:17.10 |
| Major axis: | 4.5 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.9 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 17° |
| Radial velocity: | 1079 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003606 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS