NGC 2397
NGC 2397 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Volans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2397:
| NGC: | NGC 2397 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Volans |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.42 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.79 |
| Right Ascension: | 07:21:19.98 |
| Declination: | -69:00:05.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.51 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 116° |
| Radial velocity: | 1372 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004588 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS