NGC 617
NGC 617 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 617:
| NGC: | NGC 617 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:34:02.54 |
| Declination: | -09:46:26.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.59 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 4° |
| Radial velocity: | 11985 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.04081 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS