NGC 3970
NGC 3970 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 3970:
| NGC: | NGC 3970 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:55:28.07 |
| Declination: | -12:03:40.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.19 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 101° |
| Radial velocity: | 5736 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01932 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS