NGC 406
NGC 406 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Tucana. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 406:
| NGC: | NGC 406 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Tucana |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:07:25.05 |
| Declination: | -69:52:45.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.44 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 162° |
| Radial velocity: | 1506 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005035 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS