NGC 72
NGC 72 is a early 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 72:
| NGC: | NGC 72 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:18:28.37 |
| Declination: | 30:02:26.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.16 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.06 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 85° |
| Radial velocity: | 6855 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02313 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS