NGC 2566
NGC 2566 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Puppis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2566:
| NGC: | NGC 2566 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.74 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.07 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:18:45.66 |
| Declination: | -25:29:58.30 |
| Major axis: | 3.98 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.75 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 56° |
| Radial velocity: | 1629 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005448 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS