NGC 1705
NGC 1705 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Pictor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1705:
NGC: | NGC 1705 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Pictor |
Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
Right Ascension: | 04:54:13.50 |
Declination: | -53:21:39.80 |
Major axis: | 1.87 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.44 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 53° |
Radial velocity: | 633 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.002112 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS