IC 257
IC 257 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Perseus. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 257:
| IC: | IC 257 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:49:45.44 |
| Declination: | 46:58:34.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.93 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.19 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 154° |
| Radial velocity: | 7671 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02592 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS