NGC 2551
NGC 2551 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Camelopardalis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2551:
| NGC: | NGC 2551 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.64 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:24:50.28 |
| Declination: | 73:24:43.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.57 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.09 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 53° |
| Radial velocity: | 2311 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007739 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS