NGC 1277
NGC 1277 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 1277:
| NGC: | NGC 1277 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:19:51.49 |
| Declination: | 41:34:24.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.97 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 96° |
| Radial velocity: | 4997 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01681 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS