NGC 3831
NGC 3831 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 3831:
| NGC: | NGC 3831 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 24.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:43:18.60 |
| Declination: | -12:52:42.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.28 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.63 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 23° |
| Radial velocity: | 5218 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01756 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS