NGC 5298
NGC 5298 is a barred 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 5298:
| NGC: | NGC 5298 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.73 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:48:36.49 |
| Declination: | -30:25:42.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.87 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 69° |
| Radial velocity: | 4321 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01452 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS