IC 2142
IC 2142 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Mensa. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 2142:
| IC: | IC 2142 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Mensa |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 13.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:33:09.16 |
| Declination: | -78:01:09.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.48 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 27° |
| Radial velocity: | 1749 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00585 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS