NGC 5406
NGC 5406 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5406:
| NGC: | NGC 5406 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.61 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:00:20.12 |
| Declination: | 38:54:55.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.69 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.22 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 115° |
| Radial velocity: | 5253 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01768 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS