NGC 5257
NGC 5257 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 5257 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 13.0 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.6 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 11.1 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.4 |
Right Ascension: | 13:39:52.91 |
Declination: | 00:50:24.00 |
Major axis: | 1.48 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.77 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 85° |
Radial velocity: | 6719 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.02267 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula