NGC 1009
NGC 1009 is a 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 1009:
| NGC: | NGC 1009 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:38:19.07 |
| Declination: | 02:18:36.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.39 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.23 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 124° |
| Radial velocity: | 5820 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.019604 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS