NGC 5887
NGC 5887 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Serpens. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5887 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Serpens |
Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.8 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.0 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.3 |
Right Ascension: | 15:14:43.98 |
Declination: | 01:09:15.30 |
Major axis: | 1.38 ' |
Minor axis: | 1.08 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 166° |
Radial velocity: | 8658 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02931 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula