NGC 976
NGC 976 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 976:
| NGC: | NGC 976 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.47 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:34:00.02 |
| Declination: | 20:58:36.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.54 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.44 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 160° |
| Radial velocity: | 4193 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01409 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS