NGC 5686
NGC 5686 is a barred 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 5686:
| NGC: | NGC 5686 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:36:02.59 |
| Declination: | 36:30:11.50 |
| Major axis: | 0.77 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.73 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 80° |
| Radial velocity: | 4135 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01389 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS