NGC 1797
NGC 1797 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1797:
NGC: | NGC 1797 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
Right Ascension: | 05:07:44.88 |
Declination: | -08:01:08.70 |
Major axis: | 1.19 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.77 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 60° |
Radial velocity: | 4435 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.014904 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS