NGC 5801

NGC 5801 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Libra. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5801
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Libra
Surface brightness:23.3 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):15.8
J-magnitude (IR):12.4
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):11.7
Right Ascension:15:00:25.94
Declination:-13:54:15.50
Major axis:0.71 '
Minor axis:0.53 '
Angle (major axis):40°
Radial velocity:8069 km/s
Redshift:0.027287

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