NGC 5231
NGC 5231 is a barred 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 5231:
| NGC: | NGC 5231 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 16.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:35:48.25 |
| Declination: | 02:59:56.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.15 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 133° |
| Radial velocity: | 6455 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02177 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS