NGC 2613

NGC 2613, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pyxis. It appears spindle-shaped as it is almost edge-on to observers on Earth.[2]

NGC 2613
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPyxis
Right ascension 08h 33m 22.8s[1]
Declination−22° 58 25[1]
Redshift0.005591[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)cd[1]

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6946. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. O'Meara, Stephen James (2007). Steve O'Meara's Herschel 400 Observing Guide. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-85893-9.
  • Media related to NGC 2613 at Wikimedia Commons


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