NGC 3253
NGC 3253 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3253:
| NGC: | NGC 3253 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:28:27.32 |
| Declination: | 12:42:14.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.15 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.07 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 150° |
| Radial velocity: | 9551 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.032382 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS