NGC 1685
NGC 1685 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Orion. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1685:
| NGC: | NGC 1685 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 15.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:52:34.23 |
| Declination: | -02:56:57.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.23 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.63 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 131° |
| Radial velocity: | 4524 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0152 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS