NGC 2608
NGC 2608 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 2608:
| NGC: | NGC 2608 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.61 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:35:17.33 |
| Declination: | 28:28:24.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.95 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 64° |
| Radial velocity: | 2126 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007118 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS