NGC 157
NGC 157 is a mixed 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 157:
| NGC: | NGC 157 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.92 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:34:46.76 |
| Declination: | -08:23:47.20 |
| Major axis: | 3.7 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.9 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 28° |
| Radial velocity: | 1658 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005546 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS