NGC 4540
NGC 4540 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4540:
| NGC: | NGC 4540 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.55 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:34:50.87 |
| Declination: | 15:33:06.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.19 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.83 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 43° |
| Radial velocity: | 1245 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00416 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS