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NGC 3086

NGC 3086 is a 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 3086:

NGC:NGC 3086
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Sextans
Surface brightness:23.0 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):14.6
J-mag (IR):11.5
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.9
Right Ascension:10:00:10.99
Declination:-02:58:34.20
Major axis:1.16 '
Minor axis:0.4 '
Angle (major axis):147°
Radial velocity:6664 km/s
Redshift:0.022482

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