NGC 185
Caldwell 18
NGC 185 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 185:
| NGC: | NGC 185 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 18 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Surface brightness: | 24.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.32 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:38:57.97 |
| Declination: | 48:20:14.60 |
| Major axis: | 12.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 10.76 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 38° |
| Radial velocity: | -204 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00068 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS