NGC 2958
NGC 2958 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 2958:
NGC: | NGC 2958 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
Constellation: | Leo |
Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
Right Ascension: | 09:40:41.62 |
Declination: | 11:53:18.30 |
Major axis: | 0.98 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.72 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 10° |
Radial velocity: | 6568 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.022155 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS