NGC 2974
NGC 2974 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Sextans. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2974 |
Type: | galaxy |
Duplicate cross-reference: | NGC 2652 |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 10.8 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 11.8 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 7.25 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 6.86 |
Right Ascension: | 09:42:33.28 |
Declination: | -03:41:56.90 |
Major axis: | 3.48 ' |
Minor axis: | 2.13 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 44° |
Radial velocity: | 1966 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.006578 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula