NGC 5304
NGC 5304 is a lenticular 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 5304:
| NGC: | NGC 5304 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.74 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:50:01.48 |
| Declination: | -30:34:42.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.91 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.39 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 140° |
| Radial velocity: | 3694 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012399 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS