NGC 521
NGC 521 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 521:
| NGC: | NGC 521 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.62 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.95 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:24:33.78 |
| Declination: | 01:43:53.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.59 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 145° |
| Radial velocity: | 5024 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016902 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS