NGC 5869
NGC 5869 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5869:
| NGC: | NGC 5869 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:09:49.44 |
| Declination: | 00:28:12.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.17 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.39 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 114° |
| Radial velocity: | 2087 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00698 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS