NGC 2559
NGC 2559 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Puppis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2559:
| NGC: | NGC 2559 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.38 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:17:06.07 |
| Declination: | -27:27:21.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.81 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 7° |
| Radial velocity: | 1546 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005172 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS