NGC 2990
NGC 2990 is a mixed 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 2990:
| NGC: | NGC 2990 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 21.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:46:17.16 |
| Declination: | 05:42:31.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.93 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.44 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 86° |
| Radial velocity: | 3076 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01031 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS