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NGC 263

NGC 263 is a 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 263:

NGC:NGC 263
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:22.8 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):15.1
J-mag (IR):12.3
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):11.6
Right Ascension:00:48:48.47
Declination:-13:06:26.60
Major axis:0.8 '
Minor axis:0.4 '
Angle (major axis):48°
Radial velocity:6760 km/s
Redshift:0.022809

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS