NGC 5992
NGC 5992 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5992 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.9 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.5 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 12.2 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 11.8 |
Right Ascension: | 15:44:21.51 |
Declination: | 41:05:10.90 |
Major axis: | 0.69 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.47 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 156° |
Radial velocity: | 9378 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.031785 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula