NGC 2873
NGC 2873 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2873:
| NGC: | NGC 2873 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 16.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:25:48.50 |
| Declination: | 11:27:15.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.73 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.41 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 118° |
| Radial velocity: | 3217 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01079 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS