NGC 2573 Polarissima Australis
NGC 2573 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Octans. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 2573 |
| Common name: | Polarissima Australis |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Octans |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:41:37.33 |
| Declination: | -89:20:04.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.74 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 78° |
| Radial velocity: | 2453 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008215 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula