NGC 253
Sculptor Galaxy
NGC 253 is a mixed 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 253:
| NGC: | NGC 253 |
| Common name: | Sculptor Galaxy |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 7.94 |
| J-mag (IR): | 4.81 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 4.09 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:47:33.12 |
| Declination: | -25:17:17.60 |
| Major axis: | 26.79 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.58 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 53° |
| Radial velocity: | 259 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000864 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS