NGC 5888
NGC 5888 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Bootes. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5888 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.1 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.9 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.2 |
Right Ascension: | 15:13:07.37 |
Declination: | 41:15:52.70 |
Major axis: | 1.33 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.81 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 157° |
Radial velocity: | 8583 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02905 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula