NGC 523
NGC 523 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 523:
| NGC: | NGC 523 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 537 |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:25:20.73 |
| Declination: | 34:01:29.80 |
| Major axis: | 2.52 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.71 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 104° |
| Radial velocity: | 4824 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016223 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS