NGC 5993
NGC 5993 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 5993 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:44:27.62 |
| Declination: | 41:07:14.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 140° |
| Radial velocity: | 9431 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.031969 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula