NGC 5056
NGC 5056 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 5056:
| NGC: | NGC 5056 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:16:12.32 |
| Declination: | 30:57:01.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.62 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.82 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 5598 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01885 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS