NGC 5398
NGC 5398 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5398:
| NGC: | NGC 5398 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sd |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:01:21.56 |
| Declination: | -33:03:49.60 |
| Major axis: | 2.76 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.65 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 174° |
| Radial velocity: | 1220 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004077 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS