NGC 2721
NGC 2721 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2721 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.2 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.6 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10 |
Right Ascension: | 08:58:56.52 |
Declination: | -04:54:07.00 |
Major axis: | 1.85 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.33 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 164° |
Radial velocity: | 3688 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.012379 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula