NGC 1306
NGC 1306 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1306:
| NGC: | NGC 1306 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:21:02.99 |
| Declination: | -25:30:45.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 159° |
| Radial velocity: | 1454 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004861 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS