IC 4998
IC 4998 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sagittarius. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 4998:
| IC: | IC 4998 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Duplicate cross-reference: | NGC 5018 |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:22:10.58 |
| Declination: | -38:18:30.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.57 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.08 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 103° |
| Radial velocity: | 6604 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022275 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS