NGC 5301
NGC 5301 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5301:
| NGC: | NGC 5301 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.34 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:46:24.67 |
| Declination: | 46:06:25.40 |
| Major axis: | 3.96 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.84 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 150° |
| Radial velocity: | 1503 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005026 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS