NGC 790
NGC 790 is a lenticular 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 790:
NGC: | NGC 790 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
Right Ascension: | 02:01:21.60 |
Declination: | -05:22:15.50 |
Major axis: | 1.38 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.21 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 142° |
Radial velocity: | 5301 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.017842 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS