IC 988
IC 988 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 988:
| IC: | IC 988 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:14:32.06 |
| Declination: | 03:11:24.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.61 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.4 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 41° |
| Radial velocity: | 7944 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02686 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS