NGC 2268
NGC 2268 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Camelopardalis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2268:
| NGC: | NGC 2268 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Surface brightness: | 22.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.56 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.87 |
| Right Ascension: | 07:14:17.44 |
| Declination: | 84:22:56.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.14 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.93 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 73° |
| Radial velocity: | 2218 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007425 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS