NGC 5957
NGC 5957 is a 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 5957:
| NGC: | NGC 5957 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.77 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:35:23.21 |
| Declination: | 12:02:51.40 |
| Major axis: | 2.44 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 95° |
| Radial velocity: | 1808 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00605 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS