NGC 5917

NGC 5917 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Libra. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5917
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Libra
Surface brightness:23.3 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):13.8
J-magnitude (IR):11.5
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.9
Right Ascension:15:21:32.57
Declination:-07:22:37.80
Major axis:1.68 '
Minor axis:1.05 '
Angle (major axis):90°
Radial velocity:1934 km/s
Redshift:0.006472

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