NGC 7172
NGC 7172 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 7172:
| NGC: | NGC 7172 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Piscis Austrinus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.44 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.69 |
| Right Ascension: | 22:02:01.89 |
| Declination: | -31:52:10.80 |
| Major axis: | 2.75 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.82 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 105° |
| Radial velocity: | 2575 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008626 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS