NGC 2616
NGC 2616 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2616:
| NGC: | NGC 2616 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:35:34.07 |
| Declination: | -01:51:00.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.98 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 147° |
| Radial velocity: | 9026 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.030574 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS