NGC 5900
NGC 5900 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 5900:
| NGC: | NGC 5900 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.91 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:15:05.16 |
| Declination: | 42:12:33.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.54 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 130° |
| Radial velocity: | 2549 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008539 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS