NGC 988
NGC 988 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 988 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 22.0 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 11.2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 10.9 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 7.34 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 7.35 |
Right Ascension: | 02:35:27.75 |
Declination: | -09:21:22.30 |
Major axis: | 4.33 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.73 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 119° |
Radial velocity: | 1518 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005075 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula