NGC 223
NGC 223 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 223:
NGC: | NGC 223 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
Right Ascension: | 00:42:15.88 |
Declination: | 00:50:43.80 |
Major axis: | 1.18 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 63° |
Radial velocity: | 5312 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01788 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS