NGC 969
NGC 969 is a lenticular 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 969:
NGC: | NGC 969 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Triangulum |
Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.52 |
Right Ascension: | 02:34:08.20 |
Declination: | 32:56:49.00 |
Major axis: | 1.69 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.16 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 8° |
Radial velocity: | 4472 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01503 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS