NGC 118
NGC 118 is a elliptical 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 118:
NGC: | NGC 118 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 14.8 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
Right Ascension: | 00:27:16.22 |
Declination: | -01:46:48.50 |
Major axis: | 0.8 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.58 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 58° |
Radial velocity: | 10982 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.037329 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS