NGC 5588

NGC 5588 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5588
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 5589
Galaxy type:early spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sa
Constellation:Bootes
Surface brightness:22.7 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.2
J-magnitude (IR):11.5
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.7
Right Ascension:14:21:25.11
Declination:35:16:14.30
Major axis:0.95 '
Minor axis:0.8 '
Angle (major axis):58°
Radial velocity:3386 km/s
Redshift:0.01136

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula