NGC 2188
NGC 2188 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Columba. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2188:
| NGC: | NGC 2188 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBm |
| Constellation: | Columba |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 06:10:09.53 |
| Declination: | -34:06:22.30 |
| Major axis: | 5.42 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.33 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 177° |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS