NGC 1706
NGC 1706 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Dorado. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1706:
| NGC: | NGC 1706 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:52:31.02 |
| Declination: | -62:59:08.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.97 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 129° |
| Radial velocity: | 4967 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016708 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS