NGC 2721
NGC 2721 is a barred 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 2721:
| NGC: | NGC 2721 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:58:56.52 |
| Declination: | -04:54:07.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.85 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.33 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 164° |
| Radial velocity: | 3688 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012379 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS