NGC 232
NGC 232 is a barred spiral 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 232:
| NGC: | NGC 232 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 0232W |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:42:45.82 |
| Declination: | -23:33:40.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.98 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.7 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 17° |
| Radial velocity: | 6624 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022345 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS