NGC 2596
NGC 2596 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cancer. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2596:
| NGC: | NGC 2596 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:27:26.52 |
| Declination: | 17:17:02.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.51 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 64° |
| Radial velocity: | 5877 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0198 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS