NGC 5253
NGC 5253 is a barred 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 5253:
| NGC: | NGC 5253 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBm |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.05 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.5 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:39:55.96 |
| Declination: | -31:38:24.40 |
| Major axis: | 5.01 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.12 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 43° |
| Radial velocity: | 403 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001345 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS