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NGC 3591

NGC 3591 is a lenticular 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 3591:

NGC:NGC 3591
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:lenticular
Galaxy morph class:S0-a
Constellation:Crater
Surface brightness:23.5 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):14.4
J-mag (IR):10.7
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.0
Right Ascension:11:14:03.31
Declination:-14:05:14.40
Major axis:1.22 '
Minor axis:0.77 '
Angle (major axis):151°
Radial velocity:5400 km/s
Redshift:0.018179

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