NGC 1068 Cetus A
NGC 1068 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 1068 |
| Common name: | Cetus A |
| Messier: | M 77 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 9.29 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 9.74 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 6.97 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 6.26 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:42:40.71 |
| Declination: | -00:00:47.80 |
| Major axis: | 6.11 ' |
| Minor axis: | 5.61 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 12° |
| Radial velocity: | 1140 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00381 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula