NGC 5300

NGC 5300 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo.

NGC 5300
NGC 5300 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Credit: NASA/GALEX/WikiSky
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension13h 48m 16s[1]
Declination+03° 57 03[1]
Redshift1171 ± 6 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)c[1]
Apparent size (V)2.2 × 1.4[1]
Other designations
UGC 8727,[1] PGC 48959[1]

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5300. Retrieved 2007-04-04.


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