NGC 2992
NGC 2992 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2992 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | early spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.1 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.0 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 9.67 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 8.93 |
Right Ascension: | 09:45:42.05 |
Declination: | -14:19:35.00 |
Major axis: | 2.92 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.69 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 17° |
Radial velocity: | 2179 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.007296 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula