NGC 2305
NGC 2305 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Volans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2305:
NGC: | NGC 2305 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Volans |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 9.35 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 8.67 |
Right Ascension: | 06:48:37.37 |
Declination: | -64:16:23.50 |
Major axis: | 1.94 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.04 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 137° |
Radial velocity: | 3379 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.011335 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS