NGC 1421
NGC 1421 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1421:
| NGC: | NGC 1421 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.37 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.72 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:42:29.28 |
| Declination: | -13:29:16.90 |
| Major axis: | 3.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.75 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 180° |
| Radial velocity: | 2082 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006968 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS