NGC 686
NGC 686 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 686:
| NGC: | NGC 686 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:48:56.14 |
| Declination: | -23:47:53.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.34 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.06 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 5° |
| Radial velocity: | 4607 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015487 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS