NGC 1701

NGC 1701 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Caelum. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 1701
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Caelum
Surface brightness:22.6 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):13.6
J-magnitude (IR):10.8
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.1
Right Ascension:04:55:51.13
Declination:-29:53:00.40
Major axis:1.24 '
Minor axis:0.94 '
Angle (major axis):136°
Radial velocity:5808 km/s
Redshift:0.019565

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula