NGC 598
Triangulum Galaxy
NGC 598 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 598:
| NGC: | NGC 598 |
| Common name: | Triangulum Galaxy |
| Messier: | M 33 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 5.79 |
| B-mag (blue): | 6.35 |
| J-mag (IR): | 5.04 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 4.35 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:33:50.89 |
| Declination: | 30:39:36.80 |
| Major axis: | 62.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 36.73 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 23° |
| Radial velocity: | -179 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00059 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS