Galaxy · constellation Ari

NGC 972

NGC 972MCG +05-07-010PGC 9788UGC 2045
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
2h 34m 13.4s
Declination
+29° 18' 41"
Size
3.3′ × 1.6′
Position angle
151°
Magnitude
11.3 (V)
Surface brightness
23.06 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
Sab
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

The 2MASS Extended Source position is 11 arcsec northwest of the nucleus.

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NGC 972 · SkyPlan