NGC 2012
NGC 2012 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Mensa. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2012:
| NGC: | NGC 2012 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Mensa |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.95 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:22:35.35 |
| Declination: | -79:51:06.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.29 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 113° |
| Radial velocity: | 4784 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016088 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS