NGC 2283
NGC 2283 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canis Major. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2283 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Canis Major |
Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 12.9 |
Right Ascension: | 06:45:52.69 |
Declination: | -18:12:37.20 |
Major axis: | 2.76 ' |
Minor axis: | 2.01 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 178° |
Radial velocity: | 841 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.002808 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula