NGC 1012
NGC 1012 is a lenticular 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 1012:
| NGC: | NGC 1012 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.51 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:39:14.91 |
| Declination: | 30:09:05.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.05 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 24° |
| Radial velocity: | 975 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003256 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS