NGC 2303
NGC 2303 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Auriga. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2303:
| NGC: | NGC 2303 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.81 |
| Right Ascension: | 06:56:17.50 |
| Declination: | 45:29:33.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.53 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.36 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 71° |
| Radial velocity: | 6191 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0209 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS