NGC 2980
NGC 2980 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sextans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2980:
| NGC: | NGC 2980 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.98 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:43:11.97 |
| Declination: | -09:36:44.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.79 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 164° |
| Radial velocity: | 5709 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.019229 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS