NGC 4996
NGC 4996 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 4996 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Surface brightness: | 24.3 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.2 |
Right Ascension: | 13:09:31.89 |
Declination: | 00:51:25.30 |
Major axis: | 1.81 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.36 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 16° |
Radial velocity: | 5389 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01814 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula