NGC 5981
NGC 5981 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5981:
| NGC: | NGC 5981 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.62 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:37:53.45 |
| Declination: | 59:23:30.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.73 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 139° |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS