NGC 3116
NGC 3116 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Leo Minor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3116:
| NGC: | NGC 3116 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:06:45.05 |
| Declination: | 31:05:51.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.7 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 45° |
| Radial velocity: | 6306 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.021261 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS