NGC 1406
NGC 1406 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Fornax. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1406 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
Constellation: | Fornax |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 11.8 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 12.4 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 9.66 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 8.92 |
Right Ascension: | 03:39:23.30 |
Declination: | -31:19:17.10 |
Major axis: | 4.5 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.9 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 17° |
Radial velocity: | 1079 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.003606 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula