NGC 2738
NGC 2738 is a 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 2738:
| NGC: | NGC 2738 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:04:00.45 |
| Declination: | 21:58:03.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.36 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.62 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 53° |
| Radial velocity: | 2969 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009954 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS