NGC 2968
NGC 2968 is a early 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 2968:
| NGC: | NGC 2968 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.43 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.67 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:43:12.01 |
| Declination: | 31:55:43.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.63 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 54° |
| Radial velocity: | 1534 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00513 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS