NGC 258
NGC 258 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 258:
| NGC: | NGC 258 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:48:12.79 |
| Declination: | 27:39:25.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.51 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.42 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 115° |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS