NGC 2566
NGC 2566 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Puppis. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2566 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Puppis |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 10.8 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 11.7 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 8.74 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 8.07 |
Right Ascension: | 08:18:45.66 |
Declination: | -25:29:58.30 |
Major axis: | 3.98 ' |
Minor axis: | 2.75 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 56° |
Radial velocity: | 1629 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005448 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula