NGC 2008

NGC 2008 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pictor. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 2008
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:late spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sc
Constellation:Pictor
Surface brightness:23.2 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):14
B-magnitude (blue):14.6
J-magnitude (IR):11.8
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):11.1
Right Ascension:05:35:03.81
Declination:-50:58:00.40
Major axis:1.23 '
Minor axis:0.62 '
Angle (major axis):95°
Radial velocity:10132 km/s
Redshift:0.034387

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula