NGC 283
NGC 283 is a late 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 283:
| NGC: | NGC 283 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:53:13.21 |
| Declination: | -13:09:50.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.14 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.62 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 11020 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.037459 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS