NGC 5688
NGC 5688 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Lupus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 5688 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Lupus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 11.8 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 9.21 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 8.49 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:39:35.15 |
| Declination: | -45:01:08.40 |
| Major axis: | 4.13 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.91 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 86° |
| Radial velocity: | 2794 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009364 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula