NGC 1518
NGC 1518 is a barred 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 1518:
| NGC: | NGC 1518 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBd |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:06:49.72 |
| Declination: | -21:10:21.50 |
| Major axis: | 3.47 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.3 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 30° |
| Radial velocity: | 922 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003081 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS