NGC 273
NGC 273 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 273:
| NGC: | NGC 273 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.97 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:50:48.45 |
| Declination: | -06:53:08.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.96 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.54 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 105° |
| Radial velocity: | 4715 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015854 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS