NGC 2891
NGC 2891 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Pyxis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2891:
NGC: | NGC 2891 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Pyxis |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.76 |
Right Ascension: | 09:26:56.63 |
Declination: | -24:46:58.90 |
Major axis: | 1.6 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.52 ' |
Radial velocity: | 2299 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.0077 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS