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NGC 5908

NGC 5908 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5908:

NGC:NGC 5908
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:barred spiral
Galaxy morph class:SBb
Constellation:Draco
Surface brightness:23.6 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):11.8
B-mag (blue):12.8
J-mag (IR):9.43
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):8.61
Right Ascension:15:16:43.22
Declination:55:24:33.30
Major axis:3.37 '
Minor axis:1.61 '
Angle (major axis):153°
Radial velocity:3329 km/s
Redshift:0.011168

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS