NGC 768
NGC 768 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 768:
| NGC: | NGC 768 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:58:40.93 |
| Declination: | 00:31:45.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.56 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.59 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 29° |
| Radial velocity: | 6916 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02334 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS