NGC 2740
NGC 2740 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2740:
| NGC: | NGC 2740 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:06:04.99 |
| Declination: | 51:44:07.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.73 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.61 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 52° |
| Radial velocity: | 8716 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02951 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS