NGC 5861
NGC 5861 is a mixed 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 5861:
| NGC: | NGC 5861 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.62 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:09:16.09 |
| Declination: | -11:19:18.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.78 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 149° |
| Radial velocity: | 1884 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006303 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS