NGC 1068
Cetus A
NGC 1068 is a spiral 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 1068:
| 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-mag (visual): | 9.29 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.74 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.97 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (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 (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS