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NGC 340

NGC 340 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 340:

NGC:NGC 340
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:22.5 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):14.5
J-mag (IR):11.8
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):11.1
Right Ascension:01:00:34.88
Declination:-06:51:59.70
Major axis:0.94 '
Minor axis:0.39 '
Angle (major axis):78°
Radial velocity:6090 km/s
Redshift:0.020525

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS