NGC 3279
NGC 3279 is a late 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 3279:
| NGC: | NGC 3279 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.75 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:34:42.80 |
| Declination: | 11:11:50.40 |
| Major axis: | 2.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.41 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 151° |
| Radial velocity: | 1385 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00463 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS