NGC 2923
NGC 2923 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2923:
NGC: | NGC 2923 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Leo |
Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 13.7 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 13.3 |
Right Ascension: | 09:36:03.83 |
Declination: | 16:45:37.40 |
Major axis: | 0.53 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.31 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 28° |
Radial velocity: | 8087 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02735 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS