NGC 3879
NGC 3879 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3879:
| NGC: | NGC 3879 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sd |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:46:49.42 |
| Declination: | 69:23:01.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.5 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 131° |
| Radial velocity: | 1395 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004663 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS