NGC 551
NGC 551 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 551:
| NGC: | NGC 551 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:27:40.66 |
| Declination: | 37:10:58.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.59 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 137° |
| Radial velocity: | 5157 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017352 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS