NGC 3162
NGC 3162 is a mixed 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 3162:
| NGC: | NGC 3162 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 3575 |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.62 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:13:31.59 |
| Declination: | 22:44:15.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.69 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 26° |
| Radial velocity: | 1299 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004343 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS