NGC 172
NGC 172 is a barred 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 172:
| NGC: | NGC 172 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:37:13.61 |
| Declination: | -22:35:13.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.4 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 14° |
| Radial velocity: | 3052 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.010234 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS