NGC 3976
NGC 3976 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3976:
| NGC: | NGC 3976 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.99 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:55:57.29 |
| Declination: | 06:44:58.00 |
| Major axis: | 3.13 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.9 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 57° |
| Radial velocity: | 2680 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00898 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS