NGC 1609
NGC 1609 is a lenticular 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 1609:
| NGC: | NGC 1609 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.92 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:32:45.08 |
| Declination: | -04:22:20.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.24 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 103° |
| Radial velocity: | 4275 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01436 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS