NGC 2970
NGC 2970 is a elliptical 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 2970:
| NGC: | NGC 2970 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:43:31.07 |
| Declination: | 31:58:37.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.85 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.75 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 67° |
| Radial velocity: | 1634 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005465 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS