NGC 5980

NGC 5980 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5980
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Serpens
Surface brightness:22.3 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):13.2
J-magnitude (IR):10.5
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):9.74
Right Ascension:15:41:30.40
Declination:15:47:15.60
Major axis:1.63 '
Minor axis:0.52 '
Angle (major axis):14°
Radial velocity:4058 km/s
Redshift:0.013629

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