NGC 1290
NGC 1290 is a 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 1290:
| NGC: | NGC 1290 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:19:25.17 |
| Declination: | -13:59:22.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.71 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 83° |
| Radial velocity: | 2554 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00856 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS