NGC 5915
NGC 5915 is a barred 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 5915:
| NGC: | NGC 5915 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.99 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:21:33.08 |
| Declination: | -13:05:30.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.67 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.23 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 125° |
| Radial velocity: | 2284 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00765 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS