NGC 1493 - SB(rs)cd

NGC 1493

De Vaucouleurs Atlas Type: SB(rs)cd

Filter: B

Telescope: CTIO 0.9-m
North up , East left
Field Dimensions: 4.3 x 3.2 arcminutes

RC3 Type: SB(r)cd
RSA Type: SBc(rs)III
Surface Brightness Range Displayed: 19.0-26.0 mag per square arcsec
Absolute Blue Magnitude: -18.5
Elmegreen Spiral Arm Class: AC 5

De Vaucouleurs Atlas Description:

NGC 1493 has a small, but bright core, a well-defined bar, and very patchy, open spiral arms. The inner pseudoring is a very good example of the bracket (NGC 4548 ) type.