NGC 268
NGC 268 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 268 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:50:09.56 |
| Declination: | -05:11:37.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.42 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.93 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 93° |
| Radial velocity: | 5470 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.018414 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula