NGC 1686
NGC 1686 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1686 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.4 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.3 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 04:52:54.66 |
Declination: | -15:20:47.30 |
Major axis: | 1.85 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.35 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 27° |
Radial velocity: | 5656 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.019047 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula