NGC 5916

NGC 5916 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Libra. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5916
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:barred spiral
Galaxy morph class:SBa
Constellation:Libra
Surface brightness:24.1 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):13.4
J-magnitude (IR):10.4
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):9.89
Right Ascension:15:21:37.92
Declination:-13:10:09.40
Major axis:3.09 '
Minor axis:0.7 '
Angle (major axis):21°
Radial velocity:2238 km/s
Redshift:0.007492

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