NGC 5306
NGC 5306 is a lenticular 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 5306:
| NGC: | NGC 5306 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.91 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.26 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:49:11.40 |
| Declination: | -07:13:27.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.24 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 33° |
| Radial velocity: | 7262 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.024524 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS