NGC 2942
NGC 2942 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo Minor. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 2942 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 12.8 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:39:07.96 |
| Declination: | 34:00:22.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.67 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 152° |
| Radial velocity: | 4380 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01472 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula