NGC 5731
NGC 5731 is a late 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 5731:
| NGC: | NGC 5731 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:40:09.21 |
| Declination: | 42:46:46.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.5 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 115° |
| Radial velocity: | 2505 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00839 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS