NGC 1280
NGC 1280 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1280 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.4 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.0 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.3 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.6 |
Right Ascension: | 03:17:57.07 |
Declination: | -00:10:08.70 |
Major axis: | 0.92 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.69 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 62° |
Radial velocity: | 6754 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02279 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula