NGC 5642
NGC 5642 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 5642:
| NGC: | NGC 5642 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.56 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:29:13.49 |
| Declination: | 30:01:35.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.13 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 126° |
| Radial velocity: | 4299 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.014443 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS