NGC 5609
NGC 5609 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 5609:
| NGC: | NGC 5609 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 16.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:23:48.30 |
| Declination: | 34:50:34.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.39 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 116° |
| Radial velocity: | 28644 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.10058 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS