NGC 5546
NGC 5546 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Bootes. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5546:
| NGC: | NGC 5546 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.57 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:18:09.23 |
| Declination: | 07:33:52.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.57 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.29 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 22° |
| Radial velocity: | 7287 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02461 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS