NGC 5909

NGC 5909 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Minor. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5909
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Ursa Minor
Surface brightness:22.9 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):13.5
B-magnitude (blue):14.6
J-magnitude (IR):11.4
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.6
Right Ascension:15:11:28.03
Declination:75:23:01.70
Major axis:1 '
Minor axis:0.56 '
Angle (major axis):53°
Radial velocity:6969 km/s
Redshift:0.023523

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