NGC 986
NGC 986 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 986:
| NGC: | NGC 986 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.75 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.02 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:33:34.35 |
| Declination: | -39:02:42.20 |
| Major axis: | 3.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.03 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 52° |
| Radial velocity: | 1974 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006606 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS