NGC 2591
NGC 2591 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Camelopardalis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2591:
| NGC: | NGC 2591 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:37:25.53 |
| Declination: | 78:01:35.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.95 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 33° |
| Radial velocity: | 1322 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00442 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS