NGC 131
NGC 131 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sculptor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 131:
| NGC: | NGC 131 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:29:38.52 |
| Declination: | -33:15:35.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.81 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 62° |
| Radial velocity: | 1429 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0048 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS