NGC 251
NGC 251 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 251 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:47:54.03 |
| Declination: | 19:35:48.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.73 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.02 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 99° |
| Radial velocity: | 4534 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015241 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula