NGC 2342
NGC 2342 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Gemini. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2342:
| NGC: | NGC 2342 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 07:09:18.08 |
| Declination: | 20:38:09.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.84 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 66° |
| Radial velocity: | 5172 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017405 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS