NGC 2884
NGC 2884 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 2884:
NGC: | NGC 2884 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.8 |
Right Ascension: | 09:26:24.45 |
Declination: | -11:33:20.10 |
Major axis: | 2.16 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.76 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 173° |
Radial velocity: | 5189 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01746 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS