NGC 1309
NGC 1309 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 1309 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 11.5 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 11.9 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 9.38 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:22:06.56 |
| Declination: | -15:24:00.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.39 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.24 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 175° |
| Radial velocity: | 2132 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007138 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula