NGC 2948
NGC 2948 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 2948:
| NGC: | NGC 2948 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:38:59.19 |
| Declination: | 06:57:19.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 4938 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01661 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS