NGC 3044
NGC 3044 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sextans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3044:
| NGC: | NGC 3044 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.28 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:53:40.88 |
| Declination: | 01:34:46.70 |
| Major axis: | 4.2 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.7 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 114° |
| Radial velocity: | 1288 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004307 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS