NGC 4631
Whale Galaxy
NGC 4631 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4631:
| NGC: | NGC 4631 |
| Common name: | Whale Galaxy |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBcd |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.24 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.47 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.53 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.83 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:42:08.01 |
| Declination: | 32:32:29.40 |
| Major axis: | 14.45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.2 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 86° |
| Radial velocity: | 605 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002021 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS