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NGC 3638

NGC 3638 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 3638:

NGC:NGC 3638
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Crater
Surface brightness:23.6 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):14.1
Right Ascension:11:20:10.03
Declination:-08:06:20.50
Major axis:1.6 '
Minor axis:0.38 '
Angle (major axis):140°
Radial velocity:7007 km/s
Redshift:0.02365

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