NGC 3721
NGC 3721 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 3721:
NGC: | NGC 3721 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Crater |
Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
Right Ascension: | 11:34:07.82 |
Declination: | -09:28:01.70 |
Major axis: | 0.91 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 130° |
Radial velocity: | 6235 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.021019 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS