NGC 2608 [SEP] constellation
NGC 2608
NGC 2608 (also known as Arp 12) is a barred spiral galaxy located 93 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). It is 62,000 light-years across, and about 60% of the width of the Milky Way. It is considered a grand design spiral galaxy and is classified as SB(s)b, meaning that the galaxy's arms wind moderately (neither tightly nor loosely) around the prominent central bar. 
It was classified by Halton Arp (1927-) under "galaxies
, Arp 9 (NGC 2523), Arp 10 (UGC 1775), Arp 11 (UGC 717), and Arp 12 (NGC 2608).
See also.
- List of largest galaxies
External links.
- Full Arp Atlas
- Arp Atlas image of Arp 7
- Constellation Locator
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database