NGC 720
NGC 720 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 720:
| NGC: | NGC 720 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.18 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.51 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:53:00.50 |
| Declination: | -13:44:19.20 |
| Major axis: | 4.49 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 142° |
| Radial velocity: | 1616 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0054 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS