NGC 3597
NGC 3597 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Crater. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3597:
| NGC: | NGC 3597 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:14:41.97 |
| Declination: | -23:43:39.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.06 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 84° |
| Radial velocity: | 3494 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.011725 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS