NGC 3309
NGC 3309 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3309:
| NGC: | NGC 3309 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.39 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.71 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:36:35.70 |
| Declination: | -27:31:06.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.82 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 94° |
| Radial velocity: | 4058 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01363 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS