NGC 5801
NGC 5801 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5801:
| NGC: | NGC 5801 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:00:25.94 |
| Declination: | -13:54:15.50 |
| Major axis: | 0.71 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 40° |
| Radial velocity: | 8069 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.027287 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS