NGC 5557
NGC 5557 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5557 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 11.0 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 11.9 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 9.03 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 8.34 |
Right Ascension: | 14:18:25.72 |
Declination: | 36:29:36.80 |
Major axis: | 2.28 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.12 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 97° |
Radial velocity: | 3210 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.010764 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula