NGC 5859
NGC 5859 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5859 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.4 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.2 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.2 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 9.5 |
Right Ascension: | 15:07:34.74 |
Declination: | 19:34:56.30 |
Major axis: | 2.55 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.63 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 134° |
Radial velocity: | 4723 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01588 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula