NGC 2840
NGC 2840 is a 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 2840:
| NGC: | NGC 2840 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:20:52.72 |
| Declination: | 35:22:05.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.05 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 107° |
| Radial velocity: | 7387 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02495 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS