NGC 2761
NGC 2761 is a Magellanic 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 2761:
| NGC: | NGC 2761 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | Magellanic spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sm |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:07:30.83 |
| Declination: | 18:26:05.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 164° |
| Radial velocity: | 8597 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.029099 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS