NGC 1217
NGC 1217 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Fornax. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 1217 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 13.3 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 9.37 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:06:06.02 |
| Declination: | -39:02:11.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.88 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.3 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 32° |
| Radial velocity: | 6196 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02088 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula