NGC 4945
Caldwell 83
NGC 4945 is a barred 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 4945:
| NGC: | NGC 4945 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 83 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.28 |
| J-mag (IR): | 5.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 4.84 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:05:27.48 |
| Declination: | -49:28:05.60 |
| Major axis: | 23.33 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.03 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 44° |
| Radial velocity: | 538 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001797 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS