NGC 5972
NGC 5972 is a lenticular 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 5972:
| NGC: | NGC 5972 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:38:54.17 |
| Declination: | 17:01:34.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.7 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 10° |
| Radial velocity: | 8754 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02964 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS