NGC 5996
NGC 5996 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5996 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
Constellation: | Serpens |
Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.7 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.2 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.5 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.8 |
Right Ascension: | 15:46:58.88 |
Declination: | 17:53:03.10 |
Major axis: | 1.5 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.68 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 1° |
Radial velocity: | 3366 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.011291 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula