NGC 2442
NGC 2442 is a 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 2442:
| NGC: | NGC 2442 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 2443 |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Volans |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.88 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.21 |
| Right Ascension: | 07:36:23.84 |
| Declination: | -69:31:51.00 |
| Major axis: | 4.68 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.09 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 23° |
| Radial velocity: | 1449 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004846 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS