NGC 1542
NGC 1542 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Taurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1542:
| NGC: | NGC 1542 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:17:14.18 |
| Declination: | 04:46:53.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.4 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 128° |
| Radial velocity: | 3698 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012414 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS