NGC 5244
NGC 5244 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5244:
| NGC: | NGC 5244 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 5219 |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:38:41.70 |
| Declination: | -45:51:21.50 |
| Major axis: | 2.22 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 18° |
| Radial velocity: | 2527 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008466 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS