NGC 977
NGC 977 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 977:
| NGC: | NGC 977 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:33:03.43 |
| Declination: | -10:45:35.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.82 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 38° |
| Radial velocity: | 4524 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015207 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS