NGC 5260
NGC 5260 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5260:
| NGC: | NGC 5260 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:40:19.90 |
| Declination: | -23:51:29.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.64 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 160° |
| Radial velocity: | 6435 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0217 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS