NGC 961
NGC 961 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 961:
| NGC: | NGC 961 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 1051 |
| Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| K-mag (IR): | |
| Right Ascension: | 02:41:02.49 |
| Declination: | -06:56:09.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.81 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.04 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 96° |
| Radial velocity: | 1281 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004282 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS