NGC 5579
NGC 5579 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Bootes. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5579:
| NGC: | NGC 5579 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:20:26.48 |
| Declination: | 35:11:19.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.12 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 177° |
| Radial velocity: | 3573 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01199 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS