NGC 2986
NGC 2986 is a elliptical 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 2986:
| NGC: | NGC 2986 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.54 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:44:16.04 |
| Declination: | -21:16:40.80 |
| Major axis: | 4.81 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.85 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 42° |
| Radial velocity: | 2307 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007725 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS