NGC 2992
NGC 2992 is a early spiral 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 2992:
| NGC: | NGC 2992 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.67 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.93 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:45:42.05 |
| Declination: | -14:19:35.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.69 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 17° |
| Radial velocity: | 2179 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007296 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS