NGC 5258
NGC 5258 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5258:
| NGC: | NGC 5258 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:39:57.69 |
| Declination: | 00:49:51.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.24 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 178° |
| Radial velocity: | 6708 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02263 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS