NGC 5257
NGC 5257 is a mixed 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 5257:
| NGC: | NGC 5257 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:39:52.91 |
| Declination: | 00:50:24.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.48 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.77 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 85° |
| Radial velocity: | 6719 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02267 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS