NGC 3318
NGC 3318 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Vela. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3318:
| NGC: | NGC 3318 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.96 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.28 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:37:15.51 |
| Declination: | -41:37:39.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.52 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.36 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 82° |
| Radial velocity: | 2800 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009384 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS