NGC 2974
NGC 2974 is a elliptical 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 2974:
| NGC: | NGC 2974 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 2652 |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.25 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.86 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:42:33.28 |
| Declination: | -03:41:56.90 |
| Major axis: | 3.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.13 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 44° |
| Radial velocity: | 1966 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006578 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS