NGC 5653

NGC 5653 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5653
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 5653E
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Bootes
Surface brightness:22.5 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):12.2
B-magnitude (blue):12.9
J-magnitude (IR):10.1
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):9.5
Right Ascension:14:30:10.42
Declination:31:12:55.80
Major axis:1.6 '
Minor axis:1.33 '
Angle (major axis):120°
Radial velocity:3548 km/s
Redshift:0.011905

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula