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NGC 5881

NGC 5881 is a spiral 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 5881:

NGC:NGC 5881
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Draco
Surface brightness:22.2 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):14.0
J-mag (IR):11.3
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.7
Right Ascension:15:06:20.82
Declination:62:58:51.50
Major axis:0.81 '
Minor axis:0.58 '
Angle (major axis):61°
Radial velocity:6491 km/s
Redshift:0.021892

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS