NGC 3688
NGC 3688 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Crater. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3688:
| NGC: | NGC 3688 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:27:44.45 |
| Declination: | -09:09:56.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.93 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 168° |
| Radial velocity: | 6630 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022365 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS