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NGC 5961

NGC 5961 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Corona Borealis. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5961:

NGC:NGC 5961
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Corona Borealis
Surface brightness:22.1 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):13.7
B-mag (blue):14.4
J-mag (IR):11.7
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):11.0
Right Ascension:15:35:16.32
Declination:30:51:51.00
Major axis:0.81 '
Minor axis:0.33 '
Angle (major axis):103°
Radial velocity:1749 km/s
Redshift:0.00585

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