NGC 722
NGC 722 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 722:
NGC: | NGC 722 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Aries |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 01:54:46.95 |
Declination: | 20:41:53.60 |
Major axis: | 1.13 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.47 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 137° |
Radial velocity: | 4869 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.016375 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS