NGC 5408
NGC 5408 is a barred irregular 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 5408:
| NGC: | NGC 5408 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred irregular |
| Galaxy morph class: | IB |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:03:20.91 |
| Declination: | -41:22:39.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.84 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 66° |
| Radial velocity: | 502 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001676 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS