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NGC 3993

NGC 3993 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 3993:

NGC:NGC 3993
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Leo
Surface brightness:23.6 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):14.6
J-mag (IR):11.7
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):11.0
Right Ascension:11:57:37.82
Declination:25:14:26.20
Major axis:1.68 '
Minor axis:0.51 '
Angle (major axis):140°
Radial velocity:4781 km/s
Redshift:0.01608

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS