NGC 972
NGC 972 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 972:
| NGC: | NGC 972 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.94 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.21 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:34:13.38 |
| Declination: | 29:18:40.60 |
| Major axis: | 3.31 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.61 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 151° |
| Radial velocity: | 1539 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005147 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS