NGC 551
NGC 551 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 551 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
Constellation: | Andromeda |
Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.4 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.1 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 01:27:40.66 |
Declination: | 37:10:58.50 |
Major axis: | 1.49 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.59 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 137° |
Radial velocity: | 5157 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.017352 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula