NGC 1249
NGC 1249 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Horologium. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1249:
| NGC: | NGC 1249 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Horologium |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:10:01.23 |
| Declination: | -53:20:08.70 |
| Major axis: | 3.64 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.44 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 83° |
| Radial velocity: | 1078 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003602 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS