NGC 5917
NGC 5917 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5917:
| NGC: | NGC 5917 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:21:32.57 |
| Declination: | -07:22:37.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.68 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.05 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 90° |
| Radial velocity: | 1934 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006472 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS