NGC 171

NGC 171 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 171
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 175
Galaxy type:early spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sab
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:22.9 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):12.2
B-magnitude (blue):12.9
J-magnitude (IR):10.3
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):9.57
Right Ascension:00:37:21.53
Declination:-19:56:03.30
Major axis:2.06 '
Minor axis:1.29 '
Angle (major axis):102°
Radial velocity:3884 km/s
Redshift:0.013039

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