NGC 1298
NGC 1298 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1298:
| NGC: | NGC 1298 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:20:13.08 |
| Declination: | -02:06:50.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.92 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 68° |
| Radial velocity: | 6480 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.021855 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS