NGC 2642
NGC 2642 is a spiral 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 2642:
| NGC: | NGC 2642 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.95 |
| Right Ascension: | 08:40:44.37 |
| Declination: | -04:07:18.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.43 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 145° |
| Radial velocity: | 4347 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014607 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS