NGC 271
NGC 271 is a early 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 271:
| NGC: | NGC 271 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.74 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.07 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:50:41.86 |
| Declination: | -01:54:36.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.28 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 131° |
| Radial velocity: | 4070 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01367 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS