NGC 2864
NGC 2864 is a barred 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 2864:
| NGC: | NGC 2864 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:24:15.39 |
| Declination: | 05:56:28.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.71 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.47 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 4° |
| Radial velocity: | 10011 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03397 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS