NGC 2858
NGC 2858 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2858:
NGC: | NGC 2858 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
Right Ascension: | 09:22:55.01 |
Declination: | 03:09:25.00 |
Major axis: | 1.76 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.84 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 116° |
Radial velocity: | 3617 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01214 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS