NGC 5118
NGC 5118 is a mixed 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 5118:
| NGC: | NGC 5118 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:23:27.45 |
| Declination: | 06:23:33.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.82 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 91° |
| Radial velocity: | 6857 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02314 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS