NGC 2540
NGC 2540 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cancer. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2540 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.4 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.4 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
Right Ascension: | 08:12:46.44 |
Declination: | 26:21:42.40 |
Major axis: | 1.24 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.65 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 123° |
Radial velocity: | 6156 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02075 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula