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NGC 4909

NGC 4909 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4909:

NGC:NGC 4909
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:early spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sa
Constellation:Centaurus
Surface brightness:23.7 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):12.7
B-mag (blue):13.6
J-mag (IR):11.1
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.4
Right Ascension:13:02:01.85
Declination:-42:46:17.10
Major axis:1.96 '
Minor axis:1.8 '
Angle (major axis):30°
Radial velocity:3364 km/s
Redshift:0.011285

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