NGC 5898
NGC 5898 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5898:
| NGC: | NGC 5898 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.03 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.31 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:18:13.56 |
| Declination: | -24:05:52.60 |
| Major axis: | 2.66 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 51° |
| Radial velocity: | 2169 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007262 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS