NGC 5988
NGC 5988 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5988:
| NGC: | NGC 5988 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:44:33.86 |
| Declination: | 10:17:35.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.12 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.77 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 110° |
| Radial velocity: | 10384 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03526 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS