NGC 917
NGC 917 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 917:
| NGC: | NGC 917 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.92 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:26:07.69 |
| Declination: | 31:54:44.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.99 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 57° |
| Radial velocity: | 5365 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.018059 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS