NGC 5566
NGC 5566 is a barred 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 5566:
| NGC: | NGC 5566 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.35 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.64 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:20:19.89 |
| Declination: | 03:56:01.50 |
| Major axis: | 5.36 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.08 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 35° |
| Radial velocity: | 1540 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00515 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS