NGC 2803
NGC 2803 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 2803:
NGC: | NGC 2803 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
Right Ascension: | 09:16:43.87 |
Declination: | 18:57:16.50 |
Major axis: | 0.98 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.72 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 138° |
Radial velocity: | 8905 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.030158 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS