NGC 2596
NGC 2596 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cancer. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2596 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.4 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.2 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.3 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (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 units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula