IC 1657
IC 1657 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sculptor. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 1657:
| IC: | IC 1657 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Duplicate cross-reference: | NGC 1663 |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.76 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:14:07.02 |
| Declination: | -32:39:03.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 170° |
| Radial velocity: | 3576 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.011999 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS