IC 5040
IC 5040 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Octans. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 5040:
| IC: | IC 5040 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sd |
| Constellation: | Octans |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:52:19.61 |
| Declination: | -76:41:11.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.8 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 9° |
| Radial velocity: | 6533 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02204 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS