NGC 1762
NGC 1762 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Orion. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1762:
| NGC: | NGC 1762 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:03:37.03 |
| Declination: | 01:34:24.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.75 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.12 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 177° |
| Radial velocity: | 4676 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015721 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS