NGC 5851
NGC 5851 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 5851:
| NGC: | NGC 5851 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 15 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:06:53.42 |
| Declination: | 12:51:31.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.07 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 44° |
| Radial velocity: | 6397 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02157 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS