NGC 5357
NGC 5357 is a elliptical 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 5357:
| NGC: | NGC 5357 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.94 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.21 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:55:59.55 |
| Declination: | -30:20:29.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.18 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.87 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 24° |
| Radial velocity: | 4862 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016351 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS