NGC 968
NGC 968 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 968:
NGC: | NGC 968 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Triangulum |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.61 |
Right Ascension: | 02:34:06.21 |
Declination: | 34:28:47.60 |
Major axis: | 1.2 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.45 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 49° |
Radial velocity: | 3740 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01256 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS