NGC 5556
NGC 5556 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5556:
| NGC: | NGC 5556 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Scd |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:20:34.09 |
| Declination: | -29:14:30.40 |
| Major axis: | 3.45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.75 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 145° |
| Radial velocity: | 1386 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004634 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS