NGC 5138
NGC 5138 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5138:
| NGC: | NGC 5138 |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| V-mag (visual): | 5.33 |
| B-mag (blue): | 6.12 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:27:15.21 |
| Declination: | -59:02:27.40 |
| Major axis: | 4.2 ' |
| Radial velocity: | -10 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00003 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS