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