NGC 5608
NGC 5608 is a barred irregular 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 5608:
| NGC: | NGC 5608 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred irregular |
| Galaxy morph class: | IB |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:23:17.89 |
| Declination: | 41:46:33.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.66 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.74 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 98° |
| Radial velocity: | 658 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002198 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS