NGC 285
NGC 285 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 285 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 16.1 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.7 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.0 |
Right Ascension: | 00:53:29.89 |
Declination: | -13:09:38.60 |
Major axis: | 0.76 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.65 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 36° |
Radial velocity: | 11385 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.038726 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula