NGC 3049
NGC 3049 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3049:
| NGC: | NGC 3049 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:54:49.56 |
| Declination: | 09:16:15.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.11 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 28° |
| Radial velocity: | 1451 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004853 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS