NGC 1540
NGC 1540 is a early 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 1540:
| NGC: | NGC 1540 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:15:10.66 |
| Declination: | -28:29:18.50 |
| Major axis: | 0.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 150° |
| Radial velocity: | 5507 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.018541 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS