NGC 1642
NGC 1642 is a late 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 1642:
| NGC: | NGC 1642 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.89 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:42:54.91 |
| Declination: | 00:37:06.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.66 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 151° |
| Radial velocity: | 4632 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01557 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS