NGC 2540
NGC 2540 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cancer. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2540:
| NGC: | NGC 2540 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:12:46.44 |
| Declination: | 26:21:42.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.24 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.65 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 123° |
| Radial velocity: | 6156 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02075 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS