NGC 897
NGC 897 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 897:
| NGC: | NGC 897 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.71 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.05 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:21:06.37 |
| Declination: | -33:43:14.40 |
| Major axis: | 2.01 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 25° |
| Radial velocity: | 4761 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016008 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS