NGC 4566
NGC 4566 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4566:
NGC: | NGC 4566 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 13.2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
Right Ascension: | 12:36:00.11 |
Declination: | 54:13:15.50 |
Major axis: | 1.08 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.75 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 72° |
Radial velocity: | 5308 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.017864 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS