NGC 2946
NGC 2946 is a barred 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 2946:
| NGC: | NGC 2946 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:39:01.58 |
| Declination: | 17:01:31.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 15° |
| Radial velocity: | 8866 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.030024 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS