NGC 5568
NGC 5568 is a late 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 5568:
| NGC: | NGC 5568 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:19:21.32 |
| Declination: | 35:05:31.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.74 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 117° |
| Radial velocity: | 8341 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02822 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS