NGC 5861

NGC 5861 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Libra. It is estimated to be approximately 85 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on May 5, 1785.

It is classified as a type SBc galaxy, indicating a barred spiral structure with loosely wound spiral arms. These arms show significant evidence of star formation.

NGC 5861 is known to be a Seyfert galaxy, specifically a Seyfert 2 galaxy. Seyfert galaxies are a class of active galactic nuclei (AGN) characterized by bright, unresolved nuclei with strong emission lines in their spectra, indicative of supermassive black hole activity at their centers. The "2" designation means the galaxy exhibits narrow emission lines in its spectrum.

The galaxy is part of the NGC 5861 group, a small group of galaxies in the region.