NGC 1717

NGC 1717 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Orion. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 1717
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:barred spiral
Galaxy morph class:SBa
Constellation:Orion
Surface brightness:24.0 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):15.6
J-magnitude (IR):11.6
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):11.0
Right Ascension:04:58:31.46
Declination:-00:34:28.80
Major axis:0.95 '
Minor axis:0.54 '
Angle (major axis):162°
Radial velocity:4165 km/s
Redshift:0.013991

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