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