NGC 5955
NGC 5955 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 5955:
| NGC: | NGC 5955 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:35:12.48 |
| Declination: | 05:03:46.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.72 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.5 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 31° |
| Radial velocity: | 9724 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03298 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS