NGC 173
NGC 173 is a late 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 173:
| NGC: | NGC 173 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:37:12.47 |
| Declination: | 01:56:32.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.54 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 94° |
| Radial velocity: | 4364 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014665 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS