NGC 948
NGC 948 is a late 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 948:
| NGC: | NGC 948 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:28:45.47 |
| Declination: | -10:30:50.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.96 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 30° |
| Radial velocity: | 4469 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01502 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS