NGC 1515
NGC 1515 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Dorado. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1515:
NGC: | NGC 1515 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 10.9 |
B-mag (blue): | 11.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 8.75 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 8.08 |
Right Ascension: | 04:04:02.72 |
Declination: | -54:06:00.20 |
Major axis: | 5.5 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.26 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 20° |
Radial velocity: | 1174 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.003922 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS