NGC 5968
NGC 5968 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Lupus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5968:
| NGC: | NGC 5968 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Lupus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.86 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:39:57.17 |
| Declination: | -30:33:10.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.29 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.13 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 20° |
| Radial velocity: | 5468 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.018408 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS