NGC 3617
NGC 3617 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3617:
NGC: | NGC 3617 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.98 |
Right Ascension: | 11:17:50.86 |
Declination: | -26:08:03.90 |
Major axis: | 1.79 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.22 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 137° |
Radial velocity: | 2174 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.007278 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS