NGC 2593
NGC 2593 is a lenticular 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 2593:
NGC: | NGC 2593 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
Right Ascension: | 08:26:47.83 |
Declination: | 17:22:29.70 |
Major axis: | 0.97 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 171° |
Radial velocity: | 6288 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.0212 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS