NGC 171
NGC 171 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 171:
| NGC: | NGC 171 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 175 |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.57 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:37:21.53 |
| Declination: | -19:56:03.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.06 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.29 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 102° |
| Radial velocity: | 3884 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.013039 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS