NGC 990
NGC 990 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 990:
| NGC: | NGC 990 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.65 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:36:18.21 |
| Declination: | 11:38:31.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.12 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 41° |
| Radial velocity: | 3487 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.011701 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS