NGC 2874
NGC 2874 is a 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 2874:
| NGC: | NGC 2874 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.53 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.17 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:25:47.33 |
| Declination: | 11:25:28.50 |
| Major axis: | 2.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.68 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 38° |
| Radial velocity: | 3730 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01252 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS