NGC 224
Andromeda Galaxy
NGC 224 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 224:
| NGC: | NGC 224 |
| Common name: | Andromeda Galaxy |
| Messier: | M 31 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 3.44 |
| B-mag (blue): | 4.29 |
| J-mag (IR): | 2.09 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 1.28 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:42:44.35 |
| Declination: | 41:16:08.60 |
| Major axis: | 177.8 ' |
| Minor axis: | 69.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 35° |
| Radial velocity: | -300 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.001 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS