NGC 1280
NGC 1280 is a late spiral 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 1280:
| NGC: | NGC 1280 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:17:57.07 |
| Declination: | -00:10:08.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.69 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 62° |
| Radial velocity: | 6754 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02279 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS