NGC 491A
NGC 491A is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sculptor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 491A:
| NGC: | NGC 491A |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Scd |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:20:04.67 |
| Declination: | -33:53:58.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.88 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 97° |
| Radial velocity: | 3588 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012041 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS