NGC 217
NGC 217 is a barred 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 217:
| NGC: | NGC 217 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.85 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.74 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:41:33.89 |
| Declination: | -10:01:17.10 |
| Major axis: | 3.2 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.69 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 113° |
| Radial velocity: | 3944 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.013243 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS