NGC 991
NGC 991 is a mixed 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 991:
NGC: | NGC 991 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
Right Ascension: | 02:35:32.68 |
Declination: | -07:09:16.00 |
Major axis: | 1.48 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.31 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 75° |
Radial velocity: | 1554 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005197 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS