NGC 5990
NGC 5990 is a mixed 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 5990:
| NGC: | NGC 5990 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABa |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.34 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:46:16.36 |
| Declination: | 02:24:55.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.59 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 107° |
| Radial velocity: | 3741 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01256 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS