NGC 342
Caldwell 5
NGC 342 is a elliptical 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 342:
| NGC: | NGC 342 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 5 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:00:49.86 |
| Declination: | -06:46:21.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.91 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 100° |
| Radial velocity: | 5760 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.019403 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS