NGC 4938
NGC 4938 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4938:
NGC: | NGC 4938 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
Right Ascension: | 13:02:57.59 |
Declination: | 51:19:06.70 |
Major axis: | 0.87 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 44° |
Radial velocity: | 8146 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02755 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS