NGC 628
Phantom Galaxy
NGC 628 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 628:
| NGC: | NGC 628 |
| Common name: | Phantom Galaxy |
| Messier: | M 74 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.31 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.71 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.63 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.04 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:36:41.75 |
| Declination: | 15:47:01.20 |
| Major axis: | 9.89 ' |
| Minor axis: | 9.33 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 87° |
| Radial velocity: | 655 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002188 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS