NGC 2508
NGC 2508 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 2508:
| NGC: | NGC 2508 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.54 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:01:57.22 |
| Declination: | 08:33:06.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.95 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.55 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 126° |
| Radial velocity: | 4292 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01442 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS