NGC 406
NGC 406 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Tucana. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 406 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
Constellation: | Tucana |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.4 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.0 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.0 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 01:07:25.05 |
Declination: | -69:52:45.00 |
Major axis: | 2.44 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.1 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 162° |
Radial velocity: | 1506 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005035 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula