NGC 2486
NGC 2486 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Gemini. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2486:
| NGC: | NGC 2486 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 07:57:56.49 |
| Declination: | 25:09:39.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 89° |
| Radial velocity: | 4599 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01546 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS