NGC 3981
NGC 3981 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 3981:
| NGC: | NGC 3981 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.53 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.78 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:56:07.45 |
| Declination: | -19:53:46.20 |
| Major axis: | 3.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.11 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 15° |
| Radial velocity: | 1742 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005827 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS