NGC 5899
NGC 5899 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 5899:
| NGC: | NGC 5899 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.62 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.99 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:15:03.22 |
| Declination: | 42:02:59.40 |
| Major axis: | 2.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 21° |
| Radial velocity: | 2626 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0088 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS