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