IC 3253
IC 3253 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 3253:
| IC: | IC 3253 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.38 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:23:45.22 |
| Declination: | -34:37:19.90 |
| Major axis: | 3.02 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.2 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 24° |
| Radial velocity: | 2698 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009039 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS