NGC 5973
NGC 5973 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5973:
| NGC: | NGC 5973 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:40:15.47 |
| Declination: | -08:36:03.40 |
| Major axis: | 0.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.26 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 138° |
| Radial velocity: | 3611 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012118 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS