NGC 2598
NGC 2598 is a barred 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 2598:
| NGC: | NGC 2598 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:30:02.52 |
| Declination: | 21:29:19.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.19 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 3° |
| Radial velocity: | 4563 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015337 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS