NGC 5491
NGC 5491 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5491:
| NGC: | NGC 5491 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:10:57.35 |
| Declination: | 06:21:53.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.75 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 78° |
| Radial velocity: | 5833 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01965 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS