NGC 5188
NGC 5188 is a spiral galaxy 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 5188:
| NGC: | NGC 5188 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.53 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.81 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:31:28.28 |
| Declination: | -34:47:39.90 |
| Major axis: | 3.41 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.41 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 98° |
| Radial velocity: | 2353 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007879 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS