NGC 2255
NGC 2255 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Columba. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2255 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Columba |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.1 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.7 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.1 |
Right Ascension: | 06:33:58.63 |
Declination: | -34:48:45.30 |
Major axis: | 1.47 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 159° |
Radial velocity: | 6783 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.022886 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula