NGC 3473
NGC 3473 is a barred 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 3473:
| NGC: | NGC 3473 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:58:05.17 |
| Declination: | 17:07:27.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.05 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.84 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 36° |
| Radial velocity: | 9013 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03053 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS