NGC 5559
NGC 5559 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5559 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.8 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.3 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.6 |
Right Ascension: | 14:19:12.78 |
Declination: | 24:47:55.40 |
Major axis: | 1.31 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 65° |
Radial velocity: | 5103 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01717 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula