NGC 1212
NGC 1212 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Perseus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1212:
| NGC: | NGC 1212 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 16 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:09:42.23 |
| Declination: | 40:53:35.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.47 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 21° |
| Radial velocity: | 5924 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.019959 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS