NGC 173
NGC 173 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 173 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.4 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.6 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.2 |
Right Ascension: | 00:37:12.47 |
Declination: | 01:56:32.10 |
Major axis: | 2.09 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.54 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 94° |
Radial velocity: | 4364 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.014665 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula