NGC 1596
NGC 1596 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Dorado. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1596 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 11.1 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 12.0 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 8.94 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 8.27 |
Right Ascension: | 04:27:38.11 |
Declination: | -55:01:40.10 |
Major axis: | 3.87 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.02 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 19° |
Radial velocity: | 1490 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.004983 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula