NGC 2791
NGC 2791 is a lenticular 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 2791:
NGC: | NGC 2791 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
Right Ascension: | 09:15:01.99 |
Declination: | 17:35:32.00 |
Major axis: | 0.89 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.32 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 160° |
Radial velocity: | 8309 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02811 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS