NGC 1359
NGC 1359 is a Magellanic 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 1359:
| NGC: | NGC 1359 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:33:47.71 |
| Declination: | -19:29:31.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.46 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.21 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 109° |
| Radial velocity: | 1972 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006601 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS