NGC 5055
Sunflower Galaxy
NGC 5055 is a 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 5055:
| NGC: | NGC 5055 |
| Common name: | Sunflower Galaxy |
| Messier: | M 63 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.61 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.32 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.57 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 5.83 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:15:49.33 |
| Declination: | 42:01:45.40 |
| Major axis: | 11.83 ' |
| Minor axis: | 7.16 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 103° |
| Radial velocity: | 503 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001678 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS