IC 2991
IC 2991 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 2991:
IC: | IC 2991 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.8 |
J-mag (IR): | 13.9 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 13.6 |
Right Ascension: | 12:05:12.51 |
Declination: | 10:38:25.30 |
Major axis: | 0.67 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.24 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 35° |
Radial velocity: | 9840 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.03338 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS