NGC 1717
NGC 1717 is a barred spiral 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 1717:
| NGC: | NGC 1717 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:58:31.46 |
| Declination: | -00:34:28.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.54 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 162° |
| Radial velocity: | 4165 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.013991 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS