NGC 2798
NGC 2798 is a early spiral 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 2798:
| NGC: | NGC 2798 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.39 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:17:22.79 |
| Declination: | 41:59:59.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.43 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.83 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 154° |
| Radial velocity: | 1758 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005881 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS