NGC 3957
NGC 3957 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 3957:
NGC: | NGC 3957 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Crater |
Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 9.67 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 8.94 |
Right Ascension: | 11:54:01.51 |
Declination: | -19:34:08.00 |
Major axis: | 3.24 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.61 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 176° |
Radial velocity: | 1689 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005651 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS