NGC 5938
NGC 5938 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum Australe. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5938:
| NGC: | NGC 5938 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBbc |
| Constellation: | Triangulum Australe |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.23 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.53 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:36:26.27 |
| Declination: | -66:51:35.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.31 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.59 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 15° |
| Radial velocity: | 3500 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.011745 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS