NGC 5059
NGC 5059 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5059:
| NGC: | NGC 5059 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:16:58.46 |
| Declination: | 07:50:40.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.12 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.41 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 6° |
| Radial velocity: | 14325 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.04898 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS