NGC 2457
NGC 2457 is a galaxy located in the constellation of Lynx. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2457:
| NGC: | NGC 2457 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 07:54:45.73 |
| Declination: | 55:32:47.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.5 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.26 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 131° |
| Radial velocity: | 7251 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.024486 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS