NGC 5157
NGC 5157 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 5157:
| NGC: | NGC 5157 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:27:16.85 |
| Declination: | 32:01:50.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.11 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 116° |
| Radial velocity: | 7220 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02438 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS