NGC 1288
NGC 1288 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1288:
| NGC: | NGC 1288 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.41 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:17:13.19 |
| Declination: | -32:34:33.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.71 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 178° |
| Radial velocity: | 4524 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015206 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS