NGC 973
NGC 973 is a spiral 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 973:
| NGC: | NGC 973 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.18 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:34:20.11 |
| Declination: | 32:30:20.20 |
| Major axis: | 3.28 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 49° |
| Radial velocity: | 4974 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01673 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS