NGC 2856
NGC 2856 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2856:
| NGC: | NGC 2856 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:24:16.01 |
| Declination: | 49:14:57.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.58 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 132° |
| Radial velocity: | 2632 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00882 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS