NGC 988
NGC 988 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 988:
| NGC: | NGC 988 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.34 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.35 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:35:27.75 |
| Declination: | -09:21:22.30 |
| Major axis: | 4.33 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.73 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 119° |
| Radial velocity: | 1518 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005075 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS