NGC 5888
NGC 5888 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 5888:
| NGC: | NGC 5888 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:13:07.37 |
| Declination: | 41:15:52.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.33 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.81 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 157° |
| Radial velocity: | 8583 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02905 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS