NGC 3957
NGC 3957 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 3957:
| NGC: | NGC 3957 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.67 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:54:01.51 |
| Declination: | -19:34:08.00 |
| Major axis: | 3.24 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.61 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 176° |
| Radial velocity: | 1689 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005651 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS