NGC 1588
NGC 1588 is a elliptical 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 1588:
| NGC: | NGC 1588 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:30:43.77 |
| Declination: | 00:39:53.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.26 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.7 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 167° |
| Radial velocity: | 3472 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01165 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS