NGC 238
NGC 238 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Phoenix. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 238:
| NGC: | NGC 238 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Phoenix |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:43:25.75 |
| Declination: | -50:10:58.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.02 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 100° |
| Radial velocity: | 8608 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.029136 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS