NGC 5866
NGC 5866 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5866:
NGC: | NGC 5866 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Draco |
Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 9.89 |
B-mag (blue): | 10.7 |
J-mag (IR): | 7.83 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 7.13 |
Right Ascension: | 15:06:29.50 |
Declination: | 55:45:47.60 |
Major axis: | 6.31 ' |
Minor axis: | 2.72 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 126° |
Radial velocity: | 757 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.002528 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS