NGC 5279
NGC 5279 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5279:
| NGC: | NGC 5279 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 21.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:41:43.75 |
| Declination: | 55:40:25.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.61 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.35 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 24° |
| Radial velocity: | 7595 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.025663 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS