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NGC 3508

NGC 3508 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Crater. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3508:

NGC:NGC 3508
Type:galaxy
Dupe x-reference:NGC 3505
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Crater
Surface brightness:22.1 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):13.3
J-mag (IR):10.8
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.1
Right Ascension:11:02:59.67
Declination:-16:17:22.00
Major axis:1 '
Minor axis:0.8 '
Angle (major axis):23°
Radial velocity:3886 km/s
Redshift:0.013049

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