NGC 5559
NGC 5559 is a spiral 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 5559:
| NGC: | NGC 5559 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:19:12.78 |
| Declination: | 24:47:55.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.31 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 65° |
| Radial velocity: | 5103 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01717 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS