NGC 5796
NGC 5796 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5796:
| NGC: | NGC 5796 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.13 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.38 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:59:24.11 |
| Declination: | -16:37:25.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.65 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.18 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 90° |
| Radial velocity: | 2835 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0095 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS