NGC 2491
NGC 2491 is a galaxy located in the constellation of Canis Minor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2491:
| NGC: | NGC 2491 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 07:58:27.38 |
| Declination: | 07:59:01.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.69 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 78° |
| Radial velocity: | 18476 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.06365 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS