NGC 1006
NGC 1006 is a late 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 1006:
| NGC: | NGC 1006 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 1010 |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 21.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:37:34.86 |
| Declination: | -11:01:30.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.24 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 4657 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01566 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS