NGC 297
NGC 297 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 297:
| NGC: | NGC 297 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 16.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:54:58.94 |
| Declination: | -07:20:58.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.35 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.29 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 101° |
| Radial velocity: | 14837 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.05078 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS