NGC 5942
NGC 5942 is a elliptical 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 5942:
| NGC: | NGC 5942 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:31:36.82 |
| Declination: | 07:18:44.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.71 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 80° |
| Radial velocity: | 10663 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.036224 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS