NGC 961

NGC 961 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 961
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 1051
Galaxy type:Magellanic spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sm
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:22.9 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):13.2
K-magnitude (IR):
Right Ascension:02:41:02.49
Declination:-06:56:09.30
Major axis:1.81 '
Minor axis:1.04 '
Angle (major axis):96°
Radial velocity:1281 km/s
Redshift:0.004282

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula