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NGC 548

NGC 548 is a elliptical 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 548:

NGC:NGC 548
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:elliptical
Galaxy morph class:E
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:23.3 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):13.7
B-mag (blue):14.6
J-mag (IR):11.8
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):11.1
Right Ascension:01:26:02.51
Declination:-01:13:32.20
Major axis:0.9 '
Minor axis:0.74 '
Angle (major axis):153°
Radial velocity:5354 km/s
Redshift:0.01802

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