NGC 2543
NGC 2543 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Lynx. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2543:
| NGC: | NGC 2543 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.75 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:12:57.92 |
| Declination: | 36:15:16.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.43 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.13 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 52° |
| Radial velocity: | 2460 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00824 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS