NGC 3138
NGC 3138 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3138:
| NGC: | NGC 3138 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:09:16.67 |
| Declination: | -11:57:24.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.21 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 80° |
| Radial velocity: | 7819 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.026431 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS