NGC 5815
NGC 5815 is a spiral 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 5815:
| NGC: | NGC 5815 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:00:29.29 |
| Declination: | -16:50:03.50 |
| Major axis: | 0.78 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.26 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 5° |
| Radial velocity: | 2977 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009979 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS