NGC 1686
NGC 1686 is a spiral 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 1686:
| NGC: | NGC 1686 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:52:54.66 |
| Declination: | -15:20:47.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.85 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.35 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 27° |
| Radial velocity: | 5656 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.019047 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS