NGC 5940
NGC 5940 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5940:
| NGC: | NGC 5940 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:31:18.07 |
| Declination: | 07:27:27.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.78 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.74 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 170° |
| Radial velocity: | 9930 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03369 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS