NGC 2969

NGC 2969 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sextans. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 2969
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:late spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sc
Constellation:Sextans
Surface brightness:22.4 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):13.7
J-magnitude (IR):11.4
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.8
Right Ascension:09:41:54.50
Declination:-08:36:10.80
Major axis:1.32 '
Minor axis:0.6 '
Angle (major axis):25°
Radial velocity:4959 km/s
Redshift:0.016681

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula