NGC 2759
NGC 2759 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Lynx. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2759:
| NGC: | NGC 2759 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:08:37.29 |
| Declination: | 37:37:17.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.27 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.9 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 49° |
| Radial velocity: | 6860 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02315 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS