NGC 5300

Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 5300 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 5364 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.[2]

Declination+03° 57 03[1]
Redshift1171 ± 6 km/s[1]
Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 5300
NGC 5300 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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]
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