NGC 5557
NGC 5557 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 5557:
| NGC: | NGC 5557 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.03 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.34 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:18:25.72 |
| Declination: | 36:29:36.80 |
| Major axis: | 2.28 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.12 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 97° |
| Radial velocity: | 3210 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.010764 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS