NGC 2890
NGC 2890 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 2890:
NGC: | NGC 2890 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11 |
Right Ascension: | 09:26:29.84 |
Declination: | -14:31:43.30 |
Major axis: | 0.87 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.25 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 69° |
Radial velocity: | 5042 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01696 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS