NGC 2969
NGC 2969 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 2969:
NGC: | NGC 2969 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
Right Ascension: | 09:41:54.50 |
Declination: | -08:36:10.80 |
Major axis: | 1.32 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 25° |
Radial velocity: | 4959 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.016681 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS