IC 2856
IC 2856 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Crater. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 2856:
| IC: | IC 2856 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:28:16.31 |
| Declination: | -12:53:26.50 |
| Major axis: | 0.99 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 45° |
| Radial velocity: | 6475 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.021837 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS