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NGC 5661

NGC 5661 is a 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 5661:

NGC:NGC 5661
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Virgo
Surface brightness:22.9 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):14.2
J-mag (IR):12.2
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):11.5
Right Ascension:14:31:57.39
Declination:06:15:01.50
Major axis:1.14 '
Minor axis:0.61 '
Angle (major axis):22°
Radial velocity:2357 km/s
Redshift:0.00789

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS