NGC 172
NGC 172 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 172 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.5 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.0 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 12.1 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.4 |
Right Ascension: | 00:37:13.61 |
Declination: | -22:35:13.30 |
Major axis: | 2.04 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.4 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 14° |
Radial velocity: | 3052 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.010234 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula