NGC 5300

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]

NGC 5300
NGC 5300 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	13^h 48^m 16^s^[1]
Declination	+03° 57′ 03″^[1]
Redshift	1171 ± 6 km/s^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.6^[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(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.
2. "The Virgo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

External links

•   Media related to NGC 5300 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 5300 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images