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NGC 976

NGC 976 is a 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 976:

NGC:NGC 976
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Aries
Surface brightness:22.8 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):12.4
B-mag (blue):13.2
J-mag (IR):10.1
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):9.47
Right Ascension:02:34:00.02
Declination:20:58:36.40
Major axis:1.54 '
Minor axis:1.44 '
Angle (major axis):160°
Radial velocity:4193 km/s
Redshift:0.01409

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS