NGC 296
NGC 296 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 296:
| NGC: | NGC 296 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.52 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:55:07.51 |
| Declination: | 31:32:32.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.23 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.88 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 164° |
| Radial velocity: | 5415 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01823 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS