NGC 1618

NGC 1618 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 1618
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Eridanus
Surface brightness:23.1 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):12.7
B-magnitude (blue):13.5
J-magnitude (IR):10.6
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):9.89
Right Ascension:04:36:06.60
Declination:-03:08:55.50
Major axis:2.14 '
Minor axis:0.71 '
Angle (major axis):22°
Radial velocity:4957 km/s
Redshift:0.016675

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