NGC 289
NGC 289 is a barred 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 289:
| NGC: | NGC 289 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.86 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:52:42.36 |
| Declination: | -31:12:21.00 |
| Major axis: | 3.36 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.51 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 129° |
| Radial velocity: | 1629 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005448 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS