NGC 1268
NGC 1268 is a mixed spiral 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 1268:
| NGC: | NGC 1268 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:18:45.16 |
| Declination: | 41:29:19.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.96 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 118° |
| Radial velocity: | 3205 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01075 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS