NGC 2657
NGC 2657 is a barred 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 2657:
| NGC: | NGC 2657 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBcd |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:45:15.81 |
| Declination: | 09:38:43.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.28 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.09 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 116° |
| Radial velocity: | 4112 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.013813 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS