NGC 3557
NGC 3557 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3557:
| NGC: | NGC 3557 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.16 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:09:57.64 |
| Declination: | -37:32:21.00 |
| Major axis: | 4.36 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 32° |
| Radial velocity: | 3023 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01013 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS