NGC 2661
NGC 2661 is a late 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 2661:
| NGC: | NGC 2661 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:45:59.54 |
| Declination: | 12:37:11.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.35 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 5° |
| Radial velocity: | 4094 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01375 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS