NGC 291
NGC 291 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 291 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 14.6 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:53:29.92 |
| Declination: | -08:46:04.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.98 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 55° |
| Radial velocity: | 5636 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01898 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula