NGC 2971
NGC 2971 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo Minor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2971:
| NGC: | NGC 2971 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:43:46.12 |
| Declination: | 36:10:45.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.13 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 131° |
| Radial velocity: | 6699 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0226 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS