NGC 5951
NGC 5951 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5951:
| NGC: | NGC 5951 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:33:43.06 |
| Declination: | 15:00:26.20 |
| Major axis: | 3.03 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 4° |
| Radial velocity: | 1775 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005937 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS