NGC 5538
NGC 5538 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Bootes. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5538:
| NGC: | NGC 5538 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:17:42.49 |
| Declination: | 07:28:36.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.31 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 62° |
| Radial velocity: | 6945 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02344 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS