NGC 1666
NGC 1666 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 1666:
NGC: | NGC 1666 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.69 |
Right Ascension: | 04:48:32.84 |
Declination: | -06:34:11.90 |
Major axis: | 1.35 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.26 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 160° |
Radial velocity: | 2752 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.009223 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS