IC 5240
IC 5240 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Grus. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 5240:
| IC: | IC 5240 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Grus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.53 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 22:41:52.38 |
| Declination: | -44:46:01.80 |
| Major axis: | 3.2 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.22 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 96° |
| Radial velocity: | 1759 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005886 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS