NGC 1998
NGC 1998 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 1998:
| NGC: | NGC 1998 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Pictor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:33:15.76 |
| Declination: | -48:41:44.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.47 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 16° |
| Radial velocity: | 4497 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01511 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS