NGC 5218
NGC 5218 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5218:
| NGC: | NGC 5218 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.43 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:32:10.38 |
| Declination: | 62:46:03.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.84 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.21 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 93° |
| Radial velocity: | 2882 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00966 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS