NGC 696
NGC 696 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 696:
NGC: | NGC 696 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Fornax |
Surface brightness: | 24.3 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
Right Ascension: | 01:49:31.26 |
Declination: | -34:54:18.60 |
Major axis: | 1.8 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.72 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 25° |
Radial velocity: | 7932 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.026819 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS