NGC 2497
NGC 2497 is a elliptical 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 2497:
| NGC: | NGC 2497 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 24.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:02:11.13 |
| Declination: | 56:56:32.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.58 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.36 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 25° |
| Radial velocity: | 8173 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.027644 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS