NGC 4661
NGC 4661 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 4661 |
Type: | galaxy |
Duplicate cross-reference: | NGC 4650B |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.6 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.4 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
Right Ascension: | 12:45:14.95 |
Declination: | -40:49:27.30 |
Major axis: | 1.17 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.41 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 116° |
Radial velocity: | 2507 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.008398 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula