NGC 2778
NGC 2778 is a elliptical 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 2778:
| NGC: | NGC 2778 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.72 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:12:24.37 |
| Declination: | 35:01:39.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.3 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.98 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 46° |
| Radial velocity: | 2037 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006818 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS