NGC 2558
NGC 2558 is a early 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 2558:
| NGC: | NGC 2558 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:19:12.76 |
| Declination: | 20:30:38.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.92 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 159° |
| Radial velocity: | 4938 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01661 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS