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NGC 5994

NGC 5994 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 5994:

NGC:NGC 5994
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:barred spiral
Galaxy morph class:SBbc
Constellation:Serpens
Surface brightness:22.8 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):15.6
J-mag (IR):14.0
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):13.7
Right Ascension:15:46:53.26
Declination:17:52:21.40
Major axis:0.6 '
Minor axis:0.3 '
Angle (major axis):93°
Radial velocity:3363 km/s
Redshift:0.01128

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS