NGC 2496
NGC 2496 is a elliptical 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 2496:
NGC: | NGC 2496 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Canis Minor |
Surface brightness: | 24.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.9 |
Right Ascension: | 07:58:37.35 |
Declination: | 08:01:47.30 |
Major axis: | 1.86 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.48 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 173° |
Radial velocity: | 9459 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.032066 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS