NGC 538
NGC 538 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 538:
| NGC: | NGC 538 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:25:26.05 |
| Declination: | -01:33:02.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.54 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 36° |
| Radial velocity: | 5276 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017756 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS