NGC 2012, as photographed during the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Mensa
Right ascension
05h 22m 35s
Declination
-79° 51’ 06”
Distance
236.137 Mly (51.66 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)
10.58
Apparent magnitude (B)
14.49
Surface brightness
23.29 mag/arcsec2
Characteristics
Type
E-SO
Apparent size (V)
1 arcmin
Notable features
N/A
Other designations
Leda 17194
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