NGC 255
NGC 255 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 255 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 9.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:47:47.31 |
| Declination: | -11:28:07.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.85 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 7° |
| Radial velocity: | 1586 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005305 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula