NGC 5244

NGC 5244 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5244
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 5219
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Centaurus
Surface brightness:23.5 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):13.3
B-magnitude (blue):13.3
J-magnitude (IR):10.7
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.1
Right Ascension:13:38:41.70
Declination:-45:51:21.50
Major axis:2.22 '
Minor axis:1.49 '
Angle (major axis):18°
Radial velocity:2527 km/s
Redshift:0.008466

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula