NGC 309
NGC 309 is a mixed 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 309:
| NGC: | NGC 309 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.61 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:56:42.66 |
| Declination: | -09:54:49.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.23 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 100° |
| Radial velocity: | 5595 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01884 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS