| NGC 1683 | |
|---|---|
| DSS image of NGC 1683 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Right ascension | 04h 52m 17.639s [1] |
| Declination | −03° 01′ 27.96″ [1] |
| Redshift | 3941 km/s [2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 0.013146 [2] |
| Distance | 175.1 Mly (53.69 Mpc) [3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.58 [4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa? pec sp [2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2′ × 0.4′ [2] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 1683, PGC 16209 [5] | |
NGC 1683 [2] [6] is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Orion. The object was discovered in 1850 by the Irish astronomer William Parsons.