NGC 1461
NGC 1461 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1461 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 11.8 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 12.8 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 9.3 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 8.6 |
Right Ascension: | 03:48:27.14 |
Declination: | -16:23:34.40 |
Major axis: | 2.9 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 157° |
Radial velocity: | 1436 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.0048 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula