NGC 1218
NGC 1218 is a lenticular 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 1218:
| NGC: | NGC 1218 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:08:26.22 |
| Declination: | 04:06:39.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.35 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.06 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 155° |
| Radial velocity: | 8859 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS