NGC 1242
NGC 1242 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1242:
| NGC: | NGC 1242 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:11:19.32 |
| Declination: | -08:54:08.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.06 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.54 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 134° |
| Radial velocity: | 3724 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0125 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS