NGC 5944
NGC 5944 is a 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 5944:
| NGC: | NGC 5944 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:31:47.60 |
| Declination: | 07:18:29.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.21 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 112° |
| Radial velocity: | 10054 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.034118 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS