NGC 1687
NGC 1687 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Caelum. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1687 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | early spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
Constellation: | Caelum |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.7 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 12.6 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.9 |
Right Ascension: | 04:51:21.37 |
Declination: | -33:56:20.50 |
Major axis: | 1.35 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 43° |
Radial velocity: | 5429 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.018276 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula