NGC 2521
NGC 2521 is a lenticular 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 2521:
| NGC: | NGC 2521 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:08:49.37 |
| Declination: | 57:46:10.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.96 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.54 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 35° |
| Radial velocity: | 5353 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.018019 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS