NGC 3042
NGC 3042 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Sextans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3042:
| NGC: | NGC 3042 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.69 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:53:20.22 |
| Declination: | 00:41:51.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.02 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.74 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 110° |
| Radial velocity: | 3739 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01255 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS