NGC 2642
NGC 2642 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 2642 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 9.95 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:40:44.37 |
| Declination: | -04:07:18.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 145° |
| Radial velocity: | 4347 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014607 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula