NGC 5980
NGC 5980 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 5980:
| NGC: | NGC 5980 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.74 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:41:30.40 |
| Declination: | 15:47:15.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.63 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 14° |
| Radial velocity: | 4058 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.013629 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS