NGC 3118
NGC 3118 is a spiral 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 3118:
NGC: | NGC 3118 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
Constellation: | Leo Minor |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
Right Ascension: | 10:07:11.54 |
Declination: | 33:01:38.60 |
Major axis: | 2.08 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.44 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 39° |
Radial velocity: | 1337 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.00447 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS