NGC 1462
NGC 1462 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Taurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1462:
| NGC: | NGC 1462 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:50:23.43 |
| Declination: | 06:58:23.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 40° |
| Radial velocity: | 9797 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03323 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS