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NGC 748

NGC 748 is a spiral 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 748:

NGC:NGC 748
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:23.5 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):12.6
B-mag (blue):13.4
J-mag (IR):10.5
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):9.88
Right Ascension:01:56:21.80
Declination:-04:28:03.50
Major axis:2.56 '
Minor axis:1.02 '
Angle (major axis):146°
Radial velocity:5253 km/s
Redshift:0.017679

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS