NGC 2917
NGC 2917 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 2917:
| NGC: | NGC 2917 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:34:26.90 |
| Declination: | -02:30:15.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.34 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 170° |
| Radial velocity: | 3652 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012258 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS