NGC 3055
NGC 3055 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sextans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3055:
| NGC: | NGC 3055 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.72 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:55:18.06 |
| Declination: | 04:16:12.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.96 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 63° |
| Radial velocity: | 1796 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00601 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS