NGC 7257
NGC 7257 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aquarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 7257:
| NGC: | NGC 7257 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 7260 |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 22:22:36.44 |
| Declination: | -04:07:14.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.81 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.23 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 5° |
| Radial velocity: | 4965 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0167 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS