NGC 4948
NGC 4948 is a barred 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 4948:
| NGC: | NGC 4948 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBcd |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:04:55.96 |
| Declination: | -07:56:51.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.3 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.82 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 140° |
| Radial velocity: | 1119 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003741 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS