NGC 1762

NGC 1762 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Orion. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 1762
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:late spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sc
Constellation:Orion
Surface brightness:22.9 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):12.6
B-magnitude (blue):13.3
J-magnitude (IR):10.4
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):9.8
Right Ascension:05:03:37.03
Declination:01:34:24.00
Major axis:1.75 '
Minor axis:1.12 '
Angle (major axis):177°
Radial velocity:4676 km/s
Redshift:0.015721

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