NGC 5068
NGC 5068 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5068:
| NGC: | NGC 5068 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.36 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.87 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:18:54.81 |
| Declination: | -21:02:20.80 |
| Major axis: | 7.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 6.7 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 138° |
| Radial velocity: | 668 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002232 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS