NGC 2598
NGC 2598 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cancer. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2598 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.6 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.6 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.4 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.6 |
Right Ascension: | 08:30:02.52 |
Declination: | 21:29:19.20 |
Major axis: | 1.19 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 3° |
Radial velocity: | 4563 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.015337 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula