NGC 2581
NGC 2581 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cancer. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2581 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.4 |
Right Ascension: | 08:24:30.94 |
Declination: | 18:35:49.50 |
Major axis: | 0.96 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.7 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 4° |
Radial velocity: | 5878 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.0198 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula