NGC 3742
NGC 3742 is a early spiral 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 3742:
| NGC: | NGC 3742 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.62 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.92 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:35:32.51 |
| Declination: | -37:57:23.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.6 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.83 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 113° |
| Radial velocity: | 2774 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009296 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS