NGC 2552
NGC 2552 is a mixed 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 2552:
NGC: | NGC 2552 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SABm |
Constellation: | Lynx |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 14.5 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 13.8 |
Right Ascension: | 08:19:20.53 |
Declination: | 50:00:34.70 |
Major axis: | 2.99 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.61 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 60° |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS