NGC 5896
NGC 5896 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 5896:
| NGC: | NGC 5896 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 21.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 14 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 13.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:13:50.68 |
| Declination: | 42:01:27.40 |
| Major axis: | 0.29 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.26 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 65° |
| Radial velocity: | 19025 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.06561 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS