NGC 1688
NGC 1688 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Dorado. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1688 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 11.8 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 12.1 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.5 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10 |
Right Ascension: | 04:48:23.79 |
Declination: | -59:48:01.20 |
Major axis: | 2.47 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.67 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 166° |
Radial velocity: | 1225 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.004093 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula