NGC 5540
NGC 5540 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5540:
| NGC: | NGC 5540 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:14:54.43 |
| Declination: | 60:00:40.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.88 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 17° |
| Radial velocity: | 10769 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03659 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS