NGC 340
NGC 340 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 340:
| NGC: | NGC 340 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:00:34.88 |
| Declination: | -06:51:59.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.39 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 78° |
| Radial velocity: | 6090 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.020525 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS