NGC 7717
NGC 7717 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Aquarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 7717:
NGC: | NGC 7717 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
Right Ascension: | 23:37:43.67 |
Declination: | -15:07:06.60 |
Major axis: | 1.71 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.33 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 5° |
Radial velocity: | 3395 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.011388 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS