NGC 216
NGC 216 is a lenticular 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 216:
NGC: | NGC 216 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 13.2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
Right Ascension: | 00:41:27.15 |
Declination: | -21:02:43.60 |
Major axis: | 1.35 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.63 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 27° |
Radial velocity: | 1580 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005283 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS