NGC 5947
NGC 5947 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Bootes. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5947:
| NGC: | NGC 5947 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:30:36.60 |
| Declination: | 42:43:01.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.17 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.82 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 45° |
| Radial velocity: | 5877 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0198 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS