NGC 227
NGC 227 is a elliptical 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 227:
| NGC: | NGC 227 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.38 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:42:36.83 |
| Declination: | -01:31:43.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.91 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.44 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 156° |
| Radial velocity: | 5298 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017832 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS