NGC 1623
NGC 1623 is a lenticular 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 1623:
NGC: | NGC 1623 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Surface brightness: | 24.7 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 16.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
Right Ascension: | 04:35:32.41 |
Declination: | -13:33:23.20 |
Major axis: | 0.78 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.42 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 16° |
Radial velocity: | 9870 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.033483 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS