NGC 2980

NGC 2980 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sextans. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 2980
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:late spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sc
Constellation:Sextans
Surface brightness:23.0 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):12.9
B-magnitude (blue):13.6
J-magnitude (IR):10.7
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):9.98
Right Ascension:09:43:11.97
Declination:-09:36:44.60
Major axis:1.79 '
Minor axis:0.86 '
Angle (major axis):164°
Radial velocity:5709 km/s
Redshift:0.019229

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