NGC 5597
NGC 5597 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Libra. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 5597 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 12.8 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:24:27.44 |
| Declination: | -16:45:45.90 |
| Major axis: | 2 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.55 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 65° |
| Radial velocity: | 2686 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula