NGC 5261
NGC 5261 is a early 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 5261:
| NGC: | NGC 5261 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:40:16.09 |
| Declination: | 05:04:34.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.45 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 131° |
| Radial velocity: | 6866 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02317 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS