NGC 3901
NGC 3901 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Camelopardalis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3901:
NGC: | NGC 3901 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
J-mag (IR): | 12.5 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
Right Ascension: | 11:42:49.72 |
Declination: | 77:22:21.70 |
Major axis: | 1.37 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.67 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 166° |
Radial velocity: | 1692 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005661 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS