NGC 2553
NGC 2553 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cancer. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2553:
| NGC: | NGC 2553 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:17:35.00 |
| Declination: | 20:54:11.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 57° |
| Radial velocity: | 4677 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015724 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS