NGC 3568
NGC 3568 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3568:
| NGC: | NGC 3568 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.46 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:10:48.57 |
| Declination: | -37:26:52.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.7 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.18 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 6° |
| Radial velocity: | 2442 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008181 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS