NGC 853
NGC 853 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 853:
| NGC: | NGC 853 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 25.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:11:41.19 |
| Declination: | -09:18:21.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.8 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 50° |
| Radial velocity: | 1533 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005128 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS