NGC 1661

NGC 1661 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Orion. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 1661
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Orion
Surface brightness:23.1 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.2
J-magnitude (IR):11.4
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.8
Right Ascension:04:47:07.64
Declination:-02:03:16.50
Major axis:1.15 '
Minor axis:0.82 '
Angle (major axis):36°
Radial velocity:8780 km/s
Redshift:0.029727

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