NGC 4993
NGC 4993 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4993:
| NGC: | NGC 4993 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 4994 |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.51 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:09:47.70 |
| Declination: | -23:23:02.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.55 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.35 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 173° |
| Radial velocity: | 2920 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009787 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS