NGC 1023
NGC 1023 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Perseus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1023:
| NGC: | NGC 1023 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.47 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.56 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.16 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.49 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:40:24.01 |
| Declination: | 39:03:47.80 |
| Major axis: | 7.4 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.06 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 87° |
| Radial velocity: | 637 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002127 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS