NGC 1659
NGC 1659 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1659:
| NGC: | NGC 1659 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:46:29.95 |
| Declination: | -04:47:19.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.5 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 51° |
| Radial velocity: | 4532 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015234 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS