NGC 5170
NGC 5170 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 5170:
| NGC: | NGC 5170 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.95 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:29:48.79 |
| Declination: | -17:57:59.10 |
| Major axis: | 7.96 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.41 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 123° |
| Radial velocity: | 1511 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005052 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS