NGC 3561
Guitar Galaxy
NGC 3561 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3561:
| NGC: | NGC 3561 |
| Common name: | Guitar Galaxy |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 24.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:11:13.20 |
| Declination: | 28:41:47.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.71 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.71 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 175° |
| Radial velocity: | 8495 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02875 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS