NGC 1556
NGC 1556 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Dorado. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 1556 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:17:44.83 |
| Declination: | -50:09:52.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.53 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.58 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 167° |
| Radial velocity: | 989 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003303 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula