NGC 5869
NGC 5869 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5869 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.1 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.1 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 9.6 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 8.94 |
Right Ascension: | 15:09:49.44 |
Declination: | 00:28:12.10 |
Major axis: | 2.17 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.39 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 114° |
Radial velocity: | 2087 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.00698 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula