NGC 2617
NGC 2617 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 2617 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 14 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:35:38.79 |
| Declination: | -04:05:17.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.4 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 127° |
| Radial velocity: | 4264 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014326 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula