NGC 2998
NGC 2998 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2998:
| NGC: | NGC 2998 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:48:43.63 |
| Declination: | 44:04:53.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.44 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.23 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 54° |
| Radial velocity: | 4732 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01591 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS