NGC 1690
NGC 1690 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Orion. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1690:
| NGC: | NGC 1690 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:54:19.26 |
| Declination: | 01:38:25.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.07 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.9 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 85° |
| Radial velocity: | 8635 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02923 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS