NGC 2861
NGC 2861 is a barred spiral 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 2861:
| NGC: | NGC 2861 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:23:36.50 |
| Declination: | 02:08:11.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.28 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 50° |
| Radial velocity: | 5027 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01691 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS