NGC 5040
NGC 5040 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5040:
| NGC: | NGC 5040 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:13:32.64 |
| Declination: | 51:15:30.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.03 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.48 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 70° |
| Radial velocity: | 7442 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02514 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS