NGC 301
NGC 301 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 301:
| NGC: | NGC 301 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:56:18.35 |
| Declination: | -10:40:26.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.59 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 80° |
| Radial velocity: | 6699 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0226 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS