NGC 2227
NGC 2227 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canis Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2227:
| NGC: | NGC 2227 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 06:25:57.98 |
| Declination: | -22:00:17.40 |
| Major axis: | 2.27 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.21 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 21° |
| Radial velocity: | 2281 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007636 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS