NGC 1617
NGC 1617 is a barred 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 1617:
| NGC: | NGC 1617 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.99 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.33 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:31:39.53 |
| Declination: | -54:36:08.20 |
| Major axis: | 5.24 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.5 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 112° |
| Radial velocity: | 1063 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003552 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS