NGC 2280
NGC 2280 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 2280:
| NGC: | NGC 2280 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.15 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 06:44:49.11 |
| Declination: | -27:38:19.00 |
| Major axis: | 6.53 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.84 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 164° |
| Radial velocity: | 1904 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006373 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS