NGC 5996
NGC 5996 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 5996:
| NGC: | NGC 5996 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:46:58.88 |
| Declination: | 17:53:03.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.5 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.68 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 3366 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.011291 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS