NGC 2557
NGC 2557 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cancer. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2557 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.3 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.6 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 9.98 |
Right Ascension: | 08:19:10.75 |
Declination: | 21:26:08.80 |
Major axis: | 1.08 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.87 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 50° |
Radial velocity: | 4797 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01613 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula