NGC 2799
NGC 2799 is a barred spiral 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 2799:
NGC: | NGC 2799 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBd |
Constellation: | Lynx |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 13.7 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
Right Ascension: | 09:17:31.03 |
Declination: | 41:59:38.70 |
Major axis: | 1.76 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.47 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 122° |
Radial velocity: | 1856 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.00621 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS