NGC 1580

NGC 1580 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 1580
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Eridanus
Surface brightness:22.8 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.3
J-magnitude (IR):11.3
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.6
Right Ascension:04:28:18.48
Declination:-05:10:43.60
Major axis:1.03 '
Minor axis:0.66 '
Angle (major axis):121°
Radial velocity:4251 km/s
Redshift:0.014282

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula