NGC 5566
NGC 5566 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5566 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 10.5 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 11.4 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 8.35 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 7.64 |
Right Ascension: | 14:20:19.89 |
Declination: | 03:56:01.50 |
Major axis: | 5.36 ' |
Minor axis: | 2.08 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 35° |
Radial velocity: | 1540 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.00515 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula