NGC 2821
NGC 2821 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pyxis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2821:
NGC: | NGC 2821 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
Constellation: | Pyxis |
Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.83 |
Right Ascension: | 09:16:47.98 |
Declination: | -26:48:58.60 |
Major axis: | 2.1 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.44 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 103° |
Radial velocity: | 2436 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.008159 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS