NGC 5855
NGC 5855 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5855:
| NGC: | NGC 5855 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:07:49.04 |
| Declination: | 03:59:03.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.83 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.61 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 62° |
| Radial velocity: | 10609 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.036037 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS