NGC 5172
NGC 5172 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 5172:
| NGC: | NGC 5172 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:29:19.31 |
| Declination: | 17:03:06.90 |
| Major axis: | 2.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 101° |
| Radial velocity: | 4003 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.013443 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS