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NGC 5957

NGC 5957 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 5957:

NGC:NGC 5957
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Serpens
Surface brightness:24.1 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):12.2
B-mag (blue):13.5
J-mag (IR):10.4
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):9.77
Right Ascension:15:35:23.21
Declination:12:02:51.40
Major axis:2.44 '
Minor axis:2.34 '
Angle (major axis):95°
Radial velocity:1808 km/s
Redshift:0.00605

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS