NGC 3146
NGC 3146 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3146:
| NGC: | NGC 3146 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:11:09.87 |
| Declination: | -20:52:14.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.01 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.79 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 131° |
| Radial velocity: | 3931 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0132 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS