NGC 2446
NGC 2446 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Lynx. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2446:
NGC: | NGC 2446 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Lynx |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.95 |
Right Ascension: | 07:48:39.24 |
Declination: | 54:36:42.90 |
Major axis: | 1.75 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.91 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 128° |
Radial velocity: | 5594 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.018836 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS