NGC 7252
NGC 7252 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Aquarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 7252:
| NGC: | NGC 7252 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.59 |
| Right Ascension: | 22:20:44.75 |
| Declination: | -24:40:41.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.85 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.71 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 95° |
| Radial velocity: | 4699 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0158 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS