NGC 5656
NGC 5656 is a early 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 5656:
| NGC: | NGC 5656 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.64 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:30:25.51 |
| Declination: | 35:19:15.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.26 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 57° |
| Radial velocity: | 3128 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01049 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS