NGC 5842
NGC 5842 is a 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 5842:
| NGC: | NGC 5842 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:04:51.99 |
| Declination: | 21:04:10.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.5 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 50° |
| Radial velocity: | 10214 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03467 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS