NGC 5909
NGC 5909 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Minor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5909:
| NGC: | NGC 5909 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:11:28.03 |
| Declination: | 75:23:01.70 |
| Major axis: | 1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.56 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 53° |
| Radial velocity: | 6969 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.023523 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS