NGC 5550
NGC 5550 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5550 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.0 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.2 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 14:18:27.97 |
Declination: | 12:52:59.10 |
Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.81 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 98° |
Radial velocity: | 7346 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02481 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula