NGC 3947
NGC 3947 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3947:
NGC: | NGC 3947 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Leo |
Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 13.2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 11:53:20.32 |
Declination: | 20:45:06.20 |
Major axis: | 1.37 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.8 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 106° |
Radial velocity: | 6141 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.0207 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS