NGC 5951
NGC 5951 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5951 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
Constellation: | Serpens |
Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.6 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.8 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.2 |
Right Ascension: | 15:33:43.06 |
Declination: | 15:00:26.20 |
Major axis: | 3.03 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.66 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 4° |
Radial velocity: | 1775 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005937 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula