NGC 5916
NGC 5916 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 5916:
| NGC: | NGC 5916 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.89 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:21:37.92 |
| Declination: | -13:10:09.40 |
| Major axis: | 3.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.7 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 21° |
| Radial velocity: | 2238 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007492 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS