NGC 5879
NGC 5879 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5879:
| NGC: | NGC 5879 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.68 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.98 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:09:46.73 |
| Declination: | 57:00:00.70 |
| Major axis: | 3.79 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.42 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 761 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00254 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS