NGC 293

NGC 293 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 293
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:23.5 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):15.0
J-magnitude (IR):12.1
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):11.5
Right Ascension:00:54:15.96
Declination:-07:14:07.70
Major axis:1.12 '
Minor axis:0.63 '
Angle (major axis):15°
Radial velocity:5581 km/s
Redshift:0.01879

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula