NGC 5243
NGC 5243 is a 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 5243:
| NGC: | NGC 5243 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:36:14.95 |
| Declination: | 38:20:38.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.01 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.45 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 126° |
| Radial velocity: | 4120 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0138 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS