NGC 2966
NGC 2966 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sextans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2966:
| NGC: | NGC 2966 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.78 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:42:11.48 |
| Declination: | 04:40:23.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.12 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.68 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 76° |
| Radial velocity: | 2003 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0067 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS