NGC 2988
NGC 2988 is a 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 2988:
| NGC: | NGC 2988 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:46:47.97 |
| Declination: | 22:00:43.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.91 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.33 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 37° |
| Radial velocity: | 7556 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02553 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS