NGC 5857
NGC 5857 is a barred 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 5857:
| NGC: | NGC 5857 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:07:27.31 |
| Declination: | 19:35:51.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.14 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 137° |
| Radial velocity: | 4798 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01613 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS