NGC 1359
NGC 1359 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1359 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.3 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 12.7 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.8 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.2 |
Right Ascension: | 03:33:47.71 |
Declination: | -19:29:31.40 |
Major axis: | 1.46 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.21 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 109° |
Radial velocity: | 1972 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.006601 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula