NGC 5970
NGC 5970 is a barred 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 5970:
| NGC: | NGC 5970 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.07 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:38:29.97 |
| Declination: | 12:11:11.80 |
| Major axis: | 2.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.91 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 88° |
| Radial velocity: | 1974 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00661 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS