NGC 2590
NGC 2590 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2590:
NGC: | NGC 2590 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.75 |
Right Ascension: | 08:25:02.00 |
Declination: | -00:35:29.00 |
Major axis: | 2.08 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.51 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 77° |
Radial velocity: | 4954 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.016665 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS